sexing

I found this on the internet (on sexing ducks) and was wondering if the same can be done for other birds E.g.; quails and chickens

Hi Andy,

You can't sex quail this way, sorry.

Derek.

I thought that might be the case for quails (unless, perhaps you have a microscope)

Hi Andy,

Ducks and geese have a penis that you can see, chickens, quail etc don't, Thats why it does'nt work. I should of said that in my first post.

Derek.

thanks for that Derek, that saves me the trouble of trying to find it on some chicks

Don't know whether to be happy for ducks and geese or sad for the rest.

There must be some way of sexing before the colours come out? I am experimenting all the time to see if there are any signs of difference. no luck so far but hey the combined knowledge on this site must be enough to find away of telling.