Found this interesting article about research on sexing eggs. Thought I'd share.
http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2016/may/02/laser-spectroscopy-determines-sex-of-a-chicken-egg
Yeah, my husband sucks at close up pics. But I didn't think he'd hold the wing out the proper way. When I looked myself, the feathers on the bottom were significantly larger than the ones on top. She's about 33 hrs old now. Too late for another try at a pic?
So I tried to get a better pic. No way I can stay up late enough for her to turn 24 hrs! Lol! I did a little research and it seems that if the feathers on the bottom of the wing are longer than the feathers on the top it's female. If the feathers on bottom are the same length or shorter, it's...
Anyone on here fairly descent at feather sexing day olds? Had a Lav Orp hatch last night and I'm curious. I know it's not 100% fool proof, but would be nice to have an educated guess.