- Female Coturnix Quail have lighter colored chest feathers with dark specks/spots
- Male Coturnix Quail have darker reddish brown chest feathers without any specs/spots
- Occasionally, a young female coturnix quail will have darker reddish brown chest feathers, however the presence of darker specks/spots will identify it as a hen
- Sometimes, a hen will not have dark specks/spots in the lower portion of the chest, however the presence of specks/spots on the upper chess will identify it as a hen
- You can typically feather sex jumbo coturnix quail at 3 weeks, however sometimes it is not 100%
- By 6 weeks, it is possible to sex Jumbo Coturnix quail by their feathers with 100% accuracy
Can’t wait to pick up my eggs Wednesday