farmshooter Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 hello all, just want to no 2 things one when do people think quail start to lay, and also how do you sex them? mine are around 6 weeks old thanks FS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 they tend to start laying around 8 weeks and if they are japs the male has less spots on his chest more rust and he will start foaming at his vent tip him upside down look at his *** and there will be a little foam he also calls diffrent hope that helps andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyp Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 http://www.gardenquails4u.co.uk/photo_gallery.htm If you look at the second picture the girl is at the front and the boy is just comming out the house. If there are any your not sure on send me a pic and i'll sex them for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmshooter Posted May 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 ok well i shall try using both of these methods i have 60 lol so thanks for the offer but itd b alot of pictures thanks FS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyp Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 ok well i shall try using both of these methods i have 60 lol so thanks for the offer but itd b alot of pictures thanks FS Arhh, it's easier if you have a few to compare. I breed 300 at a time if you ever want any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rarms Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Out of interest what do you do with 300 at a time? I bred them a few years back and found them not productive enough for meat, and for eggs they were a pain to de-shell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmshooter Posted May 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 Quail have just started laying yayyy, now just got to sex them and split them up into 3 other pens. I have jap and italian quial, im breeding them mainly for the eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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