Thursday, January 24, 2013

How to Distinguish Between Male and Female Quail

There's a number of things that can be used to distinguish between a male and a female quail. Usually the body color of the brighter females rather than males. In addition, males quail crowed, while female quails are not crowed. When the crow, the body of quail in an upright and neck straight upwards with open beak.

Based on the size of quail, female quail have a heavier weighting of 20% compared to male quail. This difference is caused by the occurrence of an increase in fatty tissues of hormones associated with the content of egg and reproductive tract development in the female quail. Another difference is also visible in the hole widened out horizontally at the back near the rectum, female quail. Meanwhile, at the male quails, it appears there is sphere and out of white fluid (sperm) if the push.

Quail have cannibals against fellow quail. In fact, often attack if the condition of lust or hunger. However, the quail are very sensitive to the environment that creates noise. This disorder can cause decreased appetite and stop laying eggs.

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