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It really depends on what breeds you have, and what method you want to use for sexing. Vent sexing can be done at birth, but you would need training or a lot of experience to be able to properly vent sex. Some breeds are sex-linked, that is, males and females have different characteristics...

thanks! will do.

The striped one in the first pic looks a lot like my dark cornish!

Does anyone know what the livestock laws are in Montgomery County, MD? It's a suburban neighborhood, so I wouldn't be keeping any roos, but I haven't been able to find out how many hens I can have (or if I can have them). Any info? Thanks!

Thanks for the replies (and the bump)! I had heard that as well, but I'm not sure which breeds this applies to. I just read on another thread that you can sex SL Wyandottes like this, but does anyone know about the others?

I just hatched 23 chicks from McMurray Hatchery eggs-"heavy breeds." It's looking like I've got 5 light brahmas, 2 turkens, 4 delawares/white wyandottes/white rocks, 6 NH or RI reds/buff orpingtons/red stars, 1 silver-laced wyandottes, 2 dark cornish/speckled sussex, and 3 black...