feather sexing

Hi everyone. Newbie quail owner here. I have a quail that is 8 weeks old (according to the breeder I got her/him from) The feathers on its breast look male but the vent sexing (and I’ve looked about 10 times trying to figure this out) is female. No foam (I’ve pushed all around trying to...

I just have a question about the GSB. Do they feather quickly? I know they both have female feathering, but I wanted to know if the females or males feather out quicker? I have about 10 or so of them, and some already have tail feathers and more wing feathers than the other ones. Some don't...

Only 1 month old so too young to really have any certainty, esp w/ no comb development. However have noticed some distinct differences in feathering - especially 3 being covered already and 1 and 2 still being mostly fluffy down. Would this make 3 likely to be a pullet? Any speculation on all of...

Is this feather sexable? If so how? Thank you.

I normally feather sex a lot of our chicks that hatch out. I'm right about 80-95% of the time. What I don't get is that all of my game fowl chicks that hatched in the incubators and I got them from family, all their wings are alternating in the feathers. All of them are Up and Down. Not a...

Hi! I have this gray coturnix male, 4 weeks now, with brown cheek just as the feather sexable types. The father is white, and mother cinnamon tuxedo (not feather sexable). Do you think it is just a coincidence he looks like a feather sexable bird? It would be great to breed him to maintain this...

Hi! This is my first time with mosaic chicks, they're almost 3 weeks old. Two already has shoulder and tail feathers, one is still mostly fluffy down except the wings. I wondered if it means the fluffy one is a cockerel or if it's not a reliable way for sexing?

I have three bantam EE chicks from Ideal Poultry that are two weeks old now and they're all identical (eyeliner-ed and "chipmunk"-y, as people say), and they started feathering at like three days old and faster than all our other bantam chicks, all three easter eggers feathered at the same speed...

We have two Isabella Brahma chicks with distinctly different feathers on their wings. I think one might be a cockerel and one a pullet. Any thoughts on which is which?

I have 2 week old BLRW chicks. They’re are 4 splash, 2 blue and 1 black. Their wings are developing differently and I’m wondering if the BLRW have sex link genes? Are the roos slower to feather than the pullets? I’m assuming from the wing differences that I have 4 roos and 3 pullets. Any expert...

Hi guys Hatched my first ever batch 4 weeks ago and currently have what I believe are: Male Italian Male English White 2x Female Falbfee I'm just having trouble sexing this last one, which I'm told is a Roux over Pharoah Can anyone tell by the markings ? I'm aware if another Male then I need...

I have 4, almost 3 week old, Mille Fleurs d'Uccle chicks. I have attached photos of their wings in hope someone out there will be able to take an educated guess at their sex. Beige feathers #1 Dark feathers #2 White feathers #3 Beige tipped feathers #4

Hello, I am new to raising chickens. I have two chicks. I read I could possibly sex them by looking at their wings over the first week. Based off the information I have seen it seems this may be a rooster. If anyone has any insight I would appreciate it. The chick's mom is a Black Ameraucana and...

I can't really tell but I thought some of you more experienced keepers may be able to. They are only 19 days old but have good feather development. Any instincts?

Wondering if white chest is a sign of cockerel in silver laced Barnevelder or if that’s a myth? This one’s around 3 weeks old.

Hello, so I’ve got some baby quails with eggs I got online, they all seem healthy but I don’t know what gender they all are. I’ve looked up an few videos about feather sexing and vent sexing but I really just can’t tell, I’m new to quails and I’m used to chickens so if someone could help it...

So your hatching your own chicks. Question is how do you properly vent sex? Where do you learn it from? Does anyone know truly how its done and could demonstrate or teach it? I understand its an art, where would one go to learn such a skill that would be a viable asset to ones poultry farm...

Hi there! Brand new chicken tender here. I got some bantams about 3 weeks ago: 2 light brahmas, 1 blue laced red wyandottes (I had two but one died D: ), and 1 silver laced polish. I'm pretty sure my wyandotte is a roo and my polish is a hen. My polish is a week younger than the other 3 and was...

I've never started a thread before so bear with me. I would like this thread to be one where folks can post pics of their chicks' feathers for the purpose of feather sexing. Just like the other "What Breed Or Gender is This?" threads, but dedicated just to feather sexing of the day old (or so)...