sexing bantams

jimmywalt · Mar 31, 2013

jeslewmazer said:
It is easier to see than to explain but I don't have any pics cuz I never took any. But,Day Old- Males will have a lighter head kinda silver-ish. Females will be different in appearance, darker and their heads are more of a brown. When they start to feather out 95% of the time males will have dark breast feathers and females will be light brown instead. But seldom do the feather different but it does happen.

This is great information. Thank you.

Our chick (about 6 days old) has silveryellowishhead. It's almost too hard to tell. Can anyone help me? I was told this is a Porcelain D'uccle bantam from another thread on this website.

jimmywalt · Mar 31, 2013

Chickie'sMoma said:
feather sexing would be the same way you would with the LF. securely hold the chick but not crushing it, flipping in onto it's back works the best, if you spread open the wing and look at the wing tip feathers. if all the feathers on the wing tip look the same length it is a male. if there is a noticeable difference with some of the feathers being long and some being half the length you have a female.

with faverolles you can also color sex them at about 2 weeks old, so using the wing/feather method helps to know sooner what to watch for. the females also feather out quicker than the males.

this link has some good pics of the feathers.
http://animalsciences.missouri.edu/reprod/ReproTech/Feathersex/sld001.htm

I just tried to feather sex my chick but it's too hard for my untrained eye to tell. Also my chick is about 6 days old. I understand wing sexing is usually done on day 1.

jimmywalt · Apr 5, 2013

HELP HELP HELP.

We are looking at getting another 5 day old bantam tonight so I need help fast.

Is it possible to wing sex them?

If so, is the rule that if it has long and short wings it's a pullet? If all the feathers are the same size then it's a rooster?

Thank you.

keesmom · Apr 5, 2013

Feather sexing only works on certain breeds.

jimmywalt · Apr 5, 2013

keesmom said:
Feather sexing only works on certain breeds.

Is a bantam one of them?

SlipsWife · Apr 5, 2013

jimmywalt said:
Is a bantam one of them?

Bantam is a size, not a breed. If you find a bantam in a breed that you can feather sex then yes, it will work. I've heard though that feather sexing has to be bred that way, so you might be able to feather sex from one breeder/hatchery but not another.

CluckCluck123 · Mar 11, 2016

Can anyone tell me if my chicks are pullets or cockerels? I have two Bantams and two Ameraucanas. I have heard that there are many types of Bantams and Ameraucanas. I was told that Bantam #1 looks like a Porcelain D'uccle. I was also told that my 2 Ameraucanas look like Easter Eggers. Can anyone clarify what types of Bantams and Ameraucanas I have?

Ameraucana #1