Hi All,
I am new to quail keeping- managed to hatch 4 out of 12 mixed coutornix quail eggs I bought from eBay. (Sent at start of lockdown so spent 4 days with Royal Mail!)
Now 4.5 wks old- clearly hoping for at least one girl so can get some eggs to balance the flock (1:4 ratio). At this stage from what I can tell from on calling alone - 3 are boys ie stand up and do the typical male call.
Couple of questions-
- do girls do the male call?
- is the only one not calling a girl? Shown in the 2 photos- she seems not to have a speckle chest which I thoughts signified girl? However she is not calling like the others.
- is the brown one def a boy, calls all the time like a boy but as per the single photo has speckled chest. (Very confusing!)
Finally, they are currently in a brooder (large 100gallon tote box) at night with an electric hen) and hutch in daytime. When can I leave them in hutch permanently?
Thanks for any help or advice,
Cheers, Chris
I am new to quail keeping- managed to hatch 4 out of 12 mixed coutornix quail eggs I bought from eBay. (Sent at start of lockdown so spent 4 days with Royal Mail!)
Now 4.5 wks old- clearly hoping for at least one girl so can get some eggs to balance the flock (1:4 ratio). At this stage from what I can tell from on calling alone - 3 are boys ie stand up and do the typical male call.
Couple of questions-
- do girls do the male call?
- is the only one not calling a girl? Shown in the 2 photos- she seems not to have a speckle chest which I thoughts signified girl? However she is not calling like the others.
- is the brown one def a boy, calls all the time like a boy but as per the single photo has speckled chest. (Very confusing!)
Finally, they are currently in a brooder (large 100gallon tote box) at night with an electric hen) and hutch in daytime. When can I leave them in hutch permanently?
Thanks for any help or advice,
Cheers, Chris