What gender are my japenese quails ?

If you have pharaoh or Italian colored you can tell by the feather pattern. Females will have spots on their chests. Males will have a rusty reddish colored chest. Sometimes a male will also have spots but a female will never have the reddish color. If you post pictures we can take a look.

If you have any of the other color veriaties you’ll have to wait till they are old enough to crow or lay an egg. You could also vent sex them around week 6. However, waiting for an egg or vent sexing will only work during breeding season. Males will still crow sometimes but not nearly as much. If you are in the northern hemisphere you’ll probably have to wait till spring, unless you plan on supplementing with light.
 

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