How do you tell the difference between male & female....

[Hope Hughes]

How do you tell the sex of these quail? Or can you? Or do i just wait to see if they pop an egg out or not? Also what do they call the breed? I read they ARE Coturnix, but do they hav a sub same or anything?
Geeze me with the questions!!
Im so new with quail!
TIA​

 

[JaeG]

With this colour variety (rosetta tuxedo - I love the rosettas) you can't tell unless you try vent sexing. I had no luck with that until mine were mature. You can listen out for males crowing or watch them for behavioural differences. Males make a low grunting noise, only the males crow and only males will mount another bird (whether that bird is male or female doesn't matter to them). Males will also tidbit treats for the females but all that only happens when they mature. Mine didn't mature before winter (I'm in the southern hemisphere) so I had to wait for spring to reveal all. Hope that helps.

 

[Hope Hughes]

With this colour variety (rosetta tuxedo - I love the rosettas) you can't tell unless you try vent sexing. I had no luck with that until mine were mature. You can listen out for males crowing or watch them for behavioural differences. Males make a low grunting noise, only the males crow and only males will mount another bird (whether that bird is male or female doesn't matter to them). Males will also tidbit treats for the females but all that only happens when they mature. Mine didn't mature before winter (I'm in the southern hemisphere) so I had to wait for spring to reveal all. Hope that helps.

That does help thank you!! I had 3 out of 91 that were this color and think they are beautiful!! I hope i have females and 1 male ahhaha that will never happen they will all me one or the other my luck.
And yes i will still have to wait they are only 6 1/2 weeks old they dont crow yet i dont think.... lol
Again thank you!
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