Sexing white cortunix

[doxies1]

Is there a way to tell the sex of white cortunix?

 

[shelleyd2008]

You pretty much have to wait til they are in breeding season, the males will get a large gland behind their vents and when you press on this gland a white foam will come out. You might be able to tell by vent sexing (the shape of the vent) but I've not done this so I couldn't say.

A laying hen will also have a wider space between her pelvic bones, about twice as wide as a male's.

 

[mhwc56]

i know this is not encouraging but the whites can be a NIGHTMARE to sex unless you catch them either laying or crowing !

 

[doxies1]

Hi mhwc56 Fellow Marylander. Eastern or western shore?
So If I have some whites in with my browns and goldens sexing would be by chance? (seeing them breed or crow)

 

[shelleyd2008]

No, as I said in my above post:

the males will get a large gland behind their vents and when you press on this gland a white foam will come out. A laying hen will also have a wider space between her pelvic bones, about twice as wide as a male's.

Believe it or not, I do know what I'm talking about

 

[Robo]

If you catch one being mounted that doesn't always mean hen. They will mate the less dominant roosters some times...

 

[JJMR794]

Quote:

YEP COTURNIX ARE PRONE TO JAIL HOUSE LOVE

 

[bluegoose]

WHAT

That takes the cake.

 

[joe125]

Well, just because a coturnix mounts something, doesn't mean the one on top is a boy, and the one on the bottom is a girl. It could be any mix of either or both.

Get you a lawn chair, sharpie pen, and a 30 pack of beer. (Maybe some sunnyD) for those under 21. If it crows, it's most likely a roo. If it lays an egg, it's defiantly a hen.