I think I may have too may Roo’s

[K85trb]

Could someone confirm whether these birds are all Roo’s? One of my Tibetan’s started crowing today, so I know that one is a roo.


Thank you in advance for your help!

 

[Sara L]

Could someone confirm whether these birds are all Roo’s? One of my Tibetan’s started crowing today, so I know that one is a roo.
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Thank you in advance for your help!

Those all look like roosters to me.

 

[Fishkeeper]

Yikes, sorry about your luck there. Probabilities aren't friendly sometimes.

 

[mdees88]

Time to start a quail recipe thread...

 

[JoeQ]

I saw one that has about a 10% chance of being a hen! They are large enough to vent sex for sure though, its very easy to do, and by the looks of it there should be some crowing going on as well, all those roos should be calling for some girlfriends I imagine!

 

[K85trb]

I’ve only seen two crowing, one of my Tibetan’s and one Pharoah. These are my first quail, so I am not confident with vent sexing.

 

[wildone]

6 and 8 could be hens, but i'm not that sure about 8.

 

[K85trb]

Thanks, gives me a little hope that I will get some girls. Currently 3 birds are crowing. No eggs yet.

 

[Fishkeeper]

Keep a close eye on them. With way too many roosters, you risk any actual females being harassed to death, plus the roosters will probably fight.
IMO, you should remove all that you see crowing. Put them elsewhere, eat them, whatever, just take them out. Eventually you'll either confirm that all are crowing, or some will turn out to be females.

 

[Sara L]

I agree that you should remove the known roosters to a bachelor pen if you have the space for one. Make sure it has stuff in it for them to hide behind and run around, that should decrease the agression. They will get louder though, as they call for the females, but that can help you figure out which remaining ones are boys as they crow back to the separated ones.