Quail ratio.

[-Chanticleer-]

I have two males in with nine females. All have been raised/hatched together so far no issues. The quail are nine weeks old. Is this a good ratio? I have twelve technically total but removed one male today. The one removed had been pulling feathers and pecking the other quails. I plan on culling him tomorrow just want to know if I need to add another male to the pot.

 

[Patiocoturnix]

I have two males in with nine females. All have been raised/hatched together so far no issues. The quail are nine weeks old. Is this a good ratio? I have twelve technically total but removed one male today. The one removed had been pulling feathers and pecking the other quails. I plan on culling him tomorrow just want to know if I need to add another male to the pot.

Tbh as long as the males are getting along with no problems you should be fine and should have a good fertility rate. But if they start fighting or pulling feathers excessively I would remove one.

 

[-Chanticleer-]

Tbh as long as the males are getting along with no problems you should be fine and should have a good fertility rate. But if they start fighting or pulling feathers excessively I would remove one.

Ok, the other two are pretty docile and the only two who don’t mind being held. They are already foaming but I haven’t seen them mount. I’ll just keep an eye out. Thank you!

 

[Nabiki]

The ideal ratio is one male to five females, but there can be exceptions. A lot of it depends on the personalities of the birds involved.