- Apr 29, 2015
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Hi, yesterday I just experienced my first ever hatch, achieved with a homemade styrafoam cooler incubator and fertilized Welsummer/Americana eggs from my parents! To begin with- I'm thrilled! I incubated 3 eggs and last night 2 hatched. I'm still hoping on the 3rd...
Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone has ever sexed this mix in any way other than vent sexing (I'm not prepared or willing to do that)? I've read up a little on sexing Welsummers by their coloring and I've read about wing feather sexing, as well, but I'm not sure if that would work with this mix. If I had to guess I'd say the one with the darker head and wider, darker stripe (Teeter) is a female and the other (Eggbert) is a male. Any opinions? I'm hoping for females, but it is what it is!
Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone has ever sexed this mix in any way other than vent sexing (I'm not prepared or willing to do that)? I've read up a little on sexing Welsummers by their coloring and I've read about wing feather sexing, as well, but I'm not sure if that would work with this mix. If I had to guess I'd say the one with the darker head and wider, darker stripe (Teeter) is a female and the other (Eggbert) is a male. Any opinions? I'm hoping for females, but it is what it is!
