DETERMIND THEF SEX OF QUAIL

Determind the sex of quail

In Indonesia, now the development of quail farm is more secure, both as a commercial business or a sideline. The more widespread and increasing development of quail farm is partly the increased awareness
community will need animal protein, and the application of modern technologies of poultry keeping.
Especially for egg production, male quail to be removed, because it can unsettle the female quail. Eggs produced by females will also be fast
damaged and rot because of the embryo. In addition it also added weight because of wasting rations. But in certain conditions, male quail is also very necessary, for example, to produce eggs that can be hatched. Only
needs relatively little. Simply two to three tail for ten females. This is what resulted in the sale price of male quail to be low in the eyes of farmers, especially farmers telur.Hal entrepreneurs can actually be avoided if farmers are able to do the separation
sex (sexing) children quail before maintained. According to Budi Rahayu (1984), determine the sex of quail is not difficult. The easiest way is to look at hair color. This can be determined after the child's 3-week-old quails, because
at this age children are growing quail feathers perfect, especially on Cortunix cortunix japonica (Japanese quail). Differences in male and female Cortunix cortunix japonica is to see chest hair. In the male quail
cover the hair color is red-brown chest (dark brown), without there is a line or black spots. In contrast to the female bird feathers red-brown chest and there is a line or black spots.
Quail also may be distinguished sexes after the age of more than 1.5 months, ie by knowing her. Quail males will crow loudly like a partridge, a female was not. Another characteristic is the weight. Quail females generally have a body weight greater than the male quail. Female quail
adults usually weigh between 110-160 grams and quail adult males weighing between 100-140 grams. Similarly, bottom shape, male quail and big round ass is the smaller females.


Method cloaca

Determination of sex with children quail feather color vision is the most easy and practical. However difficult it must first wait until the 3-week-old quail and growing all the fur. For commercial livestock business practices
is clearly not the same economic and mempertipis profits. This is certainly not desired. That is why the method preferred cloaca entrepreneurs to determine the male-female.
By using the method quail cloaca child can choose and maintain further determined, a day after leaving the hatchery. Moment
new weight quail child reaches 8 grams and a new anus hole 3 millimeters wide. Determination of male-female is to carefully examine the rectum or kloakanya hole. Inspection is actually very simple and easy.
Way, by having the quail using his left hand, with his back facing the examiner and the feet pointing outwards and the subject's head down.
Next buttocks and the backs held by forefinger and thumb, the foot is placed between the middle finger and ring finger, and neck are placed between the ring finger and pinkie.
Thus the child's position in a state menungging quail. In this position, sex determination can do.
First, the child's stomach first sequence towards the anus quail until out feces. Droppings cleaned with a cloth or cotton, then anal opening and groped.
Tactile or examination carried out with a finger to find bumps or folds in the wall of cloaca. If there are no bumps, means that children quail females. But if
There were bumps, the child-sex quail males. Small bumps are in fact also can we see the shape using a magnifying glass and
75-watt lamp lighting. Form a bulge in the male quail in pairs like the heart shape. But unfortunately not everyone can make the determination of sex
with this method, because to become an expert and skilled training necessary repeatedly