how to vent sex baby chicks - Page 3

If this does not hurt the chicks ..... LMAO i may show my roommate evil grins with him looking close ...it will make a great april fools day gift .and yes i can run faster

Oh gosh, I never reported back on this thread!  The first batch of chicks I hatched and tried to look at (now remember, these are my first chicks EVER so please be kind) I was trying to look up their bellybuttons!  

With my second batch of chicks, I figured out my mistake

I also found it to be VERY small, even in LF.  You need good eyes (which I have, but still was hard) and if I were to do this in the future, I'd get a magnifying desk lamp! (heck, I'd like to get one anyway, LOL)  If I remember correctly, I got 'em right unfortunately (6 boys 2 girls, ugh!)  But all is well.  They're growing up and may start to lay in a month or so longer

Thanks for reporting back cluck!  I'll have to give it a try when I hatch out my eggs.

I bought my chicks last night, the guy there said his way to tell Male fom female was to hold them upside down by their feet, the male will flap lik crazy and the female will just let their wings hang...I hope he was right and we got all Hens....They look to be about a week old, maybeinto the secod week...

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I bought my chicks last night, the guy there said his way to tell Male fom female was to hold them upside down by their feet, the male will flap lik crazy and the female will just let their wings hang...I hope he was right and we got all Hens....They look to be about a week old, maybeinto the secod week...

Old Wive's Tale.  If it were that simple to be reasonably accurate, hatcheries wouldn't have to pay vent-sexers the big bucks.  AND it'd be easier to find sexed bantams.

GREAT, should have known beter then to listen to a kid at the BigR...

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Originally Posted by PinkE 

GREAT, should have known beter then to listen to a kid at the BigR...

Well, I doubt you'll have gotten all cockerels