Male or female?

[Royac]

Hello good friends!
Hope you may help me with this situation. I bought 20 quails one month ago, they are now like 2 months old. I’m really stranded because the males started to sing but the females are not laying eggs.
I have a question with this one specifically. It looks like female, but call as male, mate other females and when I push the cloak, the white foam comes out. Is that possible? Or you think may be a different coloration?

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• Royac
• Jun 11, 2018

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• Royac
• Jun 11, 2018

 

[RosieR]

If it’s crowing it’s a male for sure, the foam confirms it.

 

[Erkenstein]

That's a beautiful boy. You might have him as one of your breeders if you want to pass on that color.

Females mature a bit later than males, so don't worry about the egg production if everything else is right.

 

[JaeG]

Red is an exclusively male colour where quail are concerned. If there's any red in those chest speckles then it's a male. Females should have a cream chest with brown spots - no hint of red.