Sexing quail ?

[vebi]

How old do Bobwhite quail have to be before you can sex them by color? Thank you........

 

[BobwhiteQuailLover]

I think it is... 10 weeks when they get their adult feathers.. Correct me if I am wrong.

 

[JJMR794]

Late Juvenile Molt Is When The Change Happens... Depending On Strain And Your Weather 14-28 Wks Of Age Tho Many Can Be Done In The 14-18 Wk Range

 

[vebi]

Thank you !!!!!

 

[_Randall_]

I go with JJ's answer. I keep a journal on everything pertaining to my birds, and I found a note where the "white" on the males' heads and "gold" on the females' heads was pretty defined at 12 weeks with one batch, but that was some half GG's / half Northerns........in the Missippy August oven!

 

[JJMR794]

Yes To The Trained Eye An Educated Guess Can Be Made With Reasonable Accuracy A Tad Earlier... But Its Something You Have To Develope Over Time... Not Something That Can Be Taught On A Computer..

 

[deerman]

Agree about 3 months , with a good eye you can start seeing a few white feather on the young males

 

[vebi]

Is there any other easy way to sex them ?

 

[JJMR794]

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DIM THE LIGHTS, MAKE THEM A FINE ITALIAN DISH FOR DINNER, A NICE CHILLED BOTTLE OF CHIANTI OR SOME SANGRIA, SOME MICHAEL BOLTON OR KENNY G PLAYING SOFTLY IN THE BACKGROUND...

(SORRY I JUST COULDNT RESIST... I'LL BEHAVE NOW, I SWEAR!

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UNFORTUNATELY UNLESS YOUR REALLY REALLY GOOD AT VENT SEXING IMMATURE AND VERY UNCOOPERATIVE BIRDS, NO. ITS HARD TO VENT SEX THESE GUYS UNTIL THEY ARE IN BREEDING MODE WHICH BY THEN THE COLOR CHANGE WILL HAVE TAKEN EFFECT.

 

[vebi]

Quote:
DIM THE LIGHTS, MAKE THEM A FINE ITALIAN DISH FOR DINNER, A NICE CHILLED BOTTLE OF CHIANTI OR SOME SANGRIA, SOME MICHAEL BOLTON OR KENNY G PLAYING SOFTLY IN THE BACKGROUND...

(SORRY I JUST COULDNT RESIST... I'LL BEHAVE NOW, I SWEAR!

)

UNFORTUNATELY UNLESS YOUR REALLY REALLY GOOD AT VENT SEXING IMMATURE AND VERY UNCOOPERATIVE BIRDS, NO. ITS HARD TO VENT SEX THESE GUYS UNTIL THEY ARE IN BREEDING MODE WHICH BY THEN THE COLOR CHANGE WILL HAVE TAKEN EFFECT.

That would probably work, but all I have is homebrew and a banjo with one string. Thanks anyay.