T3rrorToff33
Chirping
- Nov 27, 2021
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Some may remember that I was concerned about one of my two button quails being a roo. Well, my cinnamon girl has laid several eggs now and is doing well, but my double blueface hasn't produced any eggs at all just yet. Just a few hours ago I heard the one tone crow from the enclosure, (the one that I was confused about because my older male crows in 3 tones, not one!) And looked over to sew my blueface "hen" standing on the high ground, head and body lifted up.
A little later she was growling, at least i believe it was her. So because the cinnamon hen looked really rough, seemingly having been mounted a ton of times, I decided to catch the blueface and check the vent. First of all, she has dark red feathers around her vent... not I clear or thick as my roos (who is also double blueface) but definitely there. Her vent also was still small, no egg laying has been happening there. Though no sperm came out when I pressed on the vent.
So Because I'm a nerd about biology, my theory now is that I have a hen with unusually high testosterone on my hands. She gets along perfectly well with my roo, cuddles with him any chance they have and follows his food beeps, but it seems she's not a full hen! Has anyone here ever had a button quail hen that showed these typically male traits?? And most importantly how should I deal with this if she AND my roo mount the cinnamon hen? My thought is that if it keeps happening to a point where the poor girl has a naked back and bloody back I'll rehome her for her own good...
A little later she was growling, at least i believe it was her. So because the cinnamon hen looked really rough, seemingly having been mounted a ton of times, I decided to catch the blueface and check the vent. First of all, she has dark red feathers around her vent... not I clear or thick as my roos (who is also double blueface) but definitely there. Her vent also was still small, no egg laying has been happening there. Though no sperm came out when I pressed on the vent.
So Because I'm a nerd about biology, my theory now is that I have a hen with unusually high testosterone on my hands. She gets along perfectly well with my roo, cuddles with him any chance they have and follows his food beeps, but it seems she's not a full hen! Has anyone here ever had a button quail hen that showed these typically male traits?? And most importantly how should I deal with this if she AND my roo mount the cinnamon hen? My thought is that if it keeps happening to a point where the poor girl has a naked back and bloody back I'll rehome her for her own good...
