sexing coturnix quail

[cranberryroo]

I got these birds and I'm trying to sort out who is male and who is female. The more i read online, the more confused i get.
Here's a sample. Some are missing a few feathers

female?

male?

male?

only one of this color and it always gets picked on

i'm lost on these last two

Any help?

 

[astatula]

Picture #1 is a hen, picture #2,3,4 are males and #5 and #6 are the easiest and are hens.

 

[JJMR794]

1 Roo
2 Roo
3 Roo
4 Cinnamon And I Need To See The Chest To Sex It

5 Hen
6 Hen

All Are Brown Xcept #4

 

[JJMR794]

Correction #1 While Dark And Rusty Does Have Spots---- May Go Either Way. Its Uncommon But Not Unheard Of To Get Androgenous Males That Have Spots On The Chest.

 

[JJMR794]

Sex The Cinnamon The Same Way As Brown--- Solid Rusty Chest Male--- Spotty Chest Female

 

[cranberryroo]

So spots are more telling than color...but not always?(bird 1).

Bird 4 has no spots on the chest. Mostly white/off-white feathers.

Thanks for the quick replies!

 

[JJMR794]

Quote:
NO PROBLEM, NOW ALL YOU NEED IS A BEJESUS LOAD OF HENS FOR ALL THESE BOYS

 

[cranberryroo]

I went out to do another tally. I'm down a bird. someone escaped and i think it was bird 1.

Looks like I have 10 males and 12 females and one missing chest feathers.

Ive read you can keep them in pairs or groups. how many hens in a group? 2, 3,4 hens to a male?
I don't think I have enough space to keep all of them long term so groups will be more practical than pairs.

 

[JJMR794]

Coturnix Do Best In Groups... 1 Male To Every 4 Or 5 Females Is The Best Ratio For Fertility, Hen Health, And Everyone's Piece Of Mind

Ultimately It Depends On The Individual Birds--- Some Roos Can Be Overly Amorous And Hard On A Hen--- More Hens Share The Wealth And Increases Everybody's Happiness And Overall Health


Lets See...10 Roos 12 Hens--- 4 To 1 Makes You 3 Breeder Groups And Enough Spare Roos For Sunday Dinner

 

[shelleyd2008]

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Picture 1 is not a hen, you can tell by the red blush he has on his face, only males get that during breeding season.

Pictures 1-3 are all males, #4 is a cinnamon, but I can't tell what sex by that pic, and the last ones are females.