is there a way to sex Tibetan quail before maturity

[Kaileb]

I have approximately 15 tibetan quail that aren't quite mature that I want to sell but I don't want to sell the hens,
I'm wondering if there is a way to sex them before maturity

 

[casportpony]

@Nabiki, can you help?

 

[Nabiki]

They're not feather sexable, so they need to be vent sexed. So far, I have about a 70% accuracy on vent sexing before they're fully mature, but that's not a great success rate. Hens vents are slightly larger than a males before maturity. It's much easier to tell once they've started to lay.

 

[FloorCandy]

Another thing to try, take each bird one at a time and put it in a cage or bin alone, often even slightly immature males will start crowing when they’ve been alone for a few minutes.

 

[Kaileb]

thanks I will give it a try