Quails' Genders?

MystOpal

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Hi! I got quail 2 weeks ago, and actually they will be two weeks old tomorrow. They have a lot of their feathers coming in, including chest feathers. I'm wondering what genders they might be.
I think this is a pearl fee and a female?
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And then a pharaoh female?
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And then a pharaoh tuxedo male maybe
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And I know that this color probably won't be feather identifyable, but would the red indicate that it is a male?
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(If you look closely there is a little bit of red on the chest and a little bit on the back as well)

Also, if you have any tips for how to deal with the possibility of too many males to females, I would appreciate it.

Thank you so much!
 
Two weeks is too early to tell for certain. The one you say if a pharoah hen looks like there might be some red starting in there. You'll be able to tell better in another week.

The first one that you think isn't feather sexable looks like it may be grau fee, which does mean that it is not feather sexable. Red vent feathers indicates male in button quail, not coturnix.

The last one looks like a silver, so it won't be feather sexable.

The pharaoh tux that you believe to be male probably is male. Those red chest feathers are pretty strong.
 
Two weeks is too early to tell for certain. The one you say if a pharoah hen looks like there might be some red starting in there. You'll be able to tell better in another week.

The first one that you think isn't feather sexable looks like it may be grau fee, which does mean that it is not feather sexable. Red vent feathers indicates male in button quail, not coturnix.

The last one looks like a silver, so it won't be feather sexable.

The pharaoh tux that you believe to be male probably is male. Those red chest feathers are pretty strong.
Okay, thank you so much! I can't stop guessing which genders they are even though it's pretty early. Thanks again!
 
You are the in dreaded "pray the feather sexable ones keep their spots" phase. May every chick who can be a hen continue to be a hen!
That is a great way to put it for sure 😊 I'm going to quote that whenever I talk about my quails to my friends from now on, probably.
 

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