Sexing question

[loves2hatch]

the parents are a mix of Tibetan. Italian. Tuxedo and A.M can you feather sex them? They are 8 weeks old. No crowing or egg laying yet. The pics aren't the greatest, but I was wondering if the black specks on Breast of these mixed birds Would determine female or lack of be male if they are mixed.

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[cmobley]

female with spots.

male no spots rusty colored chest. The other color ranges cant be sexed just watch for who lays a egg and who starts crowing.

 

[loves2hatch]

I think I worded the first post wrong. I was wondering if the ones that are lighter colored in the photo, not the tuxedo, could be feathered sexed? I know the one that looks like a tux can't be but the other 3 look light to be mostly of the Italian color? I don't know the genetics of the parents, just that those four colors of quail were in the same pen. The ones that are lighter like the Italian could they be feather sexed or would it no longer apply to them since they possibly are mixed with the other colors/types?
I'm confused with this genetic stuff.

 

[cmobley]

Yeah the lighter colored ones are pharaoh or brown thats the cots natural color. They are the same as the ones in my pics.

 

[loves2hatch]

Yeah the lighter colored ones are pharaoh or brown thats the cots natural color. They are the same as the ones in my pics.

Thank you, greatly appreciated. I was so confused since the parents cage had all the different colors.

Yay, all the lighter ones seem to have spots on their breast so hopefully the eggs will be coming soon and I didn't hatch him out all males.