OH NO...another one?!?!?!?!?!?

[Appaloosa Hill Farm]

Please tell me a coturnix hen will mount another bird for dominance. Please? My confirmed A&M roo was just mounted by what I swore was a hen.

 

[monarc23]

Did "she" latch on beak to back of head feathers and mount? If so... sounds like you gotta roo. My hens never do that least never that i've seen LOL


It's time to flip your birds over an dlook for the swollen area abo eth event and press on it like a button. If white foam comes out you got males.

 

[Appaloosa Hill Farm]

Yep, latched so hard, it pulled them both over backwards. Now I know why all the fighting. 6 quail=3m/3f

 

[monarc23]

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[tumra]

hey it may still be a female, i see my males mount each other all the time.... i think its a dominance thing - trying to sort out the pecking order. Check their vents and check for the brown ring around their neck to confirm its a male.

 

[mrsengeseth]

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brown ring around the neck?

 

[monarc23]

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Huh what are you talking about about a brown ring around the neck?

Also roos will mate eachother they don't discriminate. That's why it's best to only have roos with hens once they are mature.


ETA also her birds are A & M coturnix... they dont have any male color markings.