Male, female or not feather sexable?

[Susan Skylark]

4 week old heterozygous pied wing white, I’m still trying to figure out this whole quail thing, including boy/girl. I’m leaning male but is there too much white on the breast to feather sex it? Also have a clutch mate that appears to be crowing (homozygous pied, can’t feather sex) is that a sure sign he’s a he? Thanks!

 

[Nabiki]

I'm guessing male from the red that I see, but I would vent sex to be sure.

 

[muddy75]

X2

 

[Susan Skylark]

That and Murphy’s law: we’re trying to establish our flock and at least 4/5 are boys! Glad I ordered a second batch off eggs

 

[scyllarus]

I'd check again in a week or two, the ruddy chest will be more obvious. As for your other quail, I've heard crowing can occasionally happen with hens...but honestly, I've never seen it + I think most of the keepers here have never seen it, so...yeah, crowing is a boy.

 

[Susan Skylark]

My 12 year old had been hearing the crowing but he’s a pretty good little bird watcher so I trust his observations, today I heard something that sounded like a stepped on frog, I googled it And apparently a crowing quail sounds sort of like that, good thing he’s practicing!