Selling FEMALE Coturnix Quail, 9 Weeks

[Ebony Rose]

What a lovely pharaoh colored japanese coturnix quail Judging from her full head of feathers, I'm guessing she doesn't have a boyfriend.

 

[Kessdayton]

What a lovely pharaoh colored japanese coturnix quail Judging from her full head of feathers, I'm guessing she doesn't have a boyfriend.

Haha sadly no, she’s all alone I’m hoping to get some more, Ive got 13 in an incubator at the moment s9 hopefully I can get her some buddies and then find a permanent home for each one. I just don’t want to send her off all alone.

How did you know??

 

[Ebony Rose]

She's got a beautiful head of feathers. Laying hens that have a boyfriend, don't.

 

[Ebony Rose]

A japanese coturnix quail cock will grab a beakful of his mate's head or neck feathers (he prefer head feathers) and holds on for dear life while he attempts to mount and mate the hen. Meanwhile, she's usually not taking this lying down... she often is attempting to do the famous 'walk-away' maneuver. It sometimes looks as if they're fighting, but if it's a cock and hen, then they're not. I have witnessed a dominant cock force a subordinate cockerel into submission in this manner as well, so don't assume that just because one is mounting another that the submissive bird is 100% female... it could be that your dominant cock is asserting his authority and avoiding eventual power struggles. It's not a good idea to keep more than one sexually mature japanese coturnix quail in the same enclosure unless you have something akin to a quail mansion, as eventually, one of them will end up scalped. And speaking of scalping, it occasionally happens that a cock will accidentally scalp his mate; should this happen in your up and coming flock, don't panic. Clean the wound and smear some triple antibiotic ointment without pain relief on the exposed and horrible looking wound. Usually healed in a week or two, and feathers return gradually over time. Normally wouldn't mention all this stuff, but since you've got eggs in the 'bator, it sounds like you're on your way to having a flock soon.

 

[Kessdayton]

A japanese coturnix quail cock will grab a beakful of his mate's head or neck feathers (he prefer head feathers) and holds on for dear life while he attempts to mount and mate the hen. Meanwhile, she's usually not taking this lying down... she often is attempting to do the famous 'walk-away' maneuver. It sometimes looks as if they're fighting, but if it's a cock and hen, then they're not. I have witnessed a dominant cock force a subordinate cockerel into submission in this manner as well, so don't assume that just because one is mounting another that the submissive bird is 100% female... it could be that your dominant cock is asserting his authority and avoiding eventual power struggles. It's not a good idea to keep more than one sexually mature japanese coturnix quail in the same enclosure unless you have something akin to a quail mansion, as eventually, one of them will end up scalped. And speaking of scalping, it occasionally happens that a cock will accidentally scalp his mate; should this happen in your up and coming flock, don't panic. Clean the wound and smear some triple antibiotic ointment without pain relief on the exposed and horrible looking wound. Usually healed in a week or two, and feathers return gradually over time. Normally wouldn't mention all this stuff, but since you've got eggs in the 'bator, it sounds like you're on your way to having a flock soon.

Wow! Thank you so much for the helpful information! Would hydrogen peroxide and Neosporin work for that?

 

[Ebony Rose]

Water or saline is better than hydrogen peroxide, since the latter is strong enough to kill living tissue AND it hurts a lot. Neosporin works fine, or any 'triple antibiotic without pain relief, that has consistency of vaseline'. If you haven't already, you may consider buying a spray can of blu-kote at your feed store. It temporarily dyes the wound, camouflaging it from flock mates who might be attracted to a red wound, and provides a bit of antiseptic. If you do have some, or buy some, just be sure to loosely cover their eyes and nostrils temporarily with a rag that you don't mind getting permanently stained before spritzing it onto the open head wound. [I also use blu-kote to help me identify young cocks in my new hatches. As their gender becomes evident, I spritz their breasts if they're males. This gives me a long lasting easily visible identifier, making it easier for me to observe, cull and process excess males from my flock.]

 

[Kessdayton]

Water or saline is better than hydrogen peroxide, since the latter is strong enough to kill living tissue AND it hurts a lot. Neosporin works fine, or any 'triple antibiotic without pain relief, that has consistency of vaseline'. If you haven't already, you may consider buying a spray can of blu-kote at your feed store. It temporarily dyes the wound, camouflaging it from flock mates who might be attracted to a red wound, and provides a bit of antiseptic. If you do have some, or buy some, just be sure to loosely cover their eyes and nostrils temporarily with a rag that you don't mind getting permanently stained before spritzing it onto the open head wound. [I also use blu-kote to help me identify young cocks in my new hatches. As their gender becomes evident, I spritz their breasts if they're males. This gives me a long lasting easily visible identifier, making it easier for me to observe, cull and process excess males from my flock.]

You are a genius! Thank you