Quail changing sex

[melissa41927]

first of all i have 13 coturnix quail. they started laying about 4 wks ago. we separated all the males but two out of the breeding pen. before that we were getting 6 eggs a day and for about a wk after we were getting 6 eggs. we also banded all of the males. after about 2 wks, another one started crowing that was not banded. then we started getting only 5 eggs. is it possible that one of the hens switched sexes? there were 6 hens and 2 males in the breeding pen after we separated the extra males out.

 

[TheRealTimShady]

i highly doubt that quail change sexes, maybe one of the quail was laying 2 eggs? so it was only 5 laying but you were getting 6 eggs.

 

[gamebirdboy]

No, they just aren't laying as good. Five eggs for six hens is pretty good. They don't always lay an egg a day.

 

[Chick Charm]

That would be a medical marvel. I think the only state that quail can change sex legaly is California. Ha Ha uh uuggh.

Sorry once a roo always a roo. And once a hen always a hen.

 

[gamebirdboy]

Quote:

 

[Denninmi]

Did any of them travel to a clinic in Sweden?

Seriously, I think the more likely answer is that they are probably hard to sex and you just got one wrong. It happens to the best of them, no doubt.

 

[gtalover2002]

Hi Melissa this is probably late but I dont believe your mistaken. I believe its possible. I had a batch of quails and I was choosing which male to use for my tuxedo hens. I chose a male that crowed and he was most active sexually. I placed him with my hens and one of the hens that wasnt laying eggs right did better job with him there. Today I saw him looking like he was in pain and in a blink of an eye I saw him drop a huge quail egg. Way bigger than any other hen in my batch have layed.. I couldnt believe it. If I wasnt there to see it with my own eyes I would not have believed it. So to the contrary of what people may say. It's possible very rare but possible. I've never seen this happen in my life until today. I would post a photo of the huge egg cause its way bigger than any other egg I have.