Male quail not mating

[DaringQuack]

I haven't been breeding quails for a while after I got my layers set. The youngest batch is about a year old where I kept only a few males.

Now the hens are getting old and production dropped, I decide to hatch more eggs. I haven't seen any mating or foam for a long while.

Anyone got any idea? Are my roosters hopeless?

 

[tjd85]

Might be worth examaning a male to see if there's any foam coming from him. Also, the reproduction cycle gets stronger as the days get longer so it may be worth waiting a while.

 

[Nabiki]

It is early in the year and they may not have started if you haven't been providing supplemental light. My boys just started crowing again a couple weeks ago, and I've just started seeing them get frisky with the girls until this week.

 

[CovidtimeQuail]

It may be as @Nabiki said, too cold and dark to get frisky. Maybe a few more weeks, depending where you live.

Or, if your male is older, time to switch him out. I culled an older one, only to find raisins in place of the usual inside.

 

[DaringQuack]

I'll give it 2 more weeks time then test a few eggs in the incubator, hopefully they are fertile.