13th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Also very interested in learning how they were sexed. Maybe they're sexlinked or an autosexing breed? (Pictures of babies also appreciated, regardless! )

 

[3KillerBs]

In my case, I will be able to identify *some* of the males because I have several cuckoo females and no barred or cuckoo males. Thus while not all my males will be barred/cuckoo, all chicks hatched with the headspot that indicates the barred gene will be male.

There are other sexlinks possible and some breeds are autosexing based on down color.

 

[chickfused]

Cream Legbars - they autosex.

 

[Sc_chickengirl]

Cream Legbars - they autosex.

Handy, I need to get some autosexing breeds. Why can't all chickens auto sex? I have to wait a whole 6 weeks! Sometimes longer!

 

[3KillerBs]

Handy, I need to get some autosexing breeds. Why can't all chickens auto sex? I have to wait a whole 6 weeks! Sometimes longer!

Get Blue Australorps from Welp.

So far I have ID'd all males at 3 weeks because those combs come up EARLY.

 

[chlostur]

Few of my babies that hatched! All Easter/spring themed names too

 

[Alaskan]

Most chipmunk colored chicks can be sexed....... at least brown leghorns can..

I think it translates to all chicks with that down pattern.

 

[ronott1]

Woah! My brother is moving from Truckee to the plains. I hear it's a nice area, but the 100F days would get to me. Really beautiful though. Hopefully the lack of rain in Jan and Feb doesn't have a significant impact on the summer's fire season.

Me too!

 

[AgnesGray]

Cream Legbars - they autosex.

And bielefelders

 

[ElectricDaisy]

I had 2 of my jumbo coturnix eggs hatch. I was hoping for more but happy I got 2 so 1 isn’t alone.