Autosexing Breeds/Colors?

[Omniskies]

I've realized that I'm becoming more and more geared toward just keeping birds that can be sexed right away. It seems more cost efficient to know that you have four roosters and three pullets within a week or two rather than wait a few months to figure it out.

Certain colors seem to be autosex within a certain age. Salmon Faverolles can be sexed within a couple of weeks due to wing color, and from what I can tell, Salmon/Wheaten-anything works the same way. Silver Grey Dorkings can be autosexed at a day old. Does this mean that anything with the Silver Grey coloring can also be sexed as day olds, such as Silver Grey Leghorns?

What colors have you found to be autosexing and at what age can you tell the males and females apart?

 

[onthespot]

barreds, as day olds

 

[Year of the Rooster]

The more obvious ones: Sex-links. Can tell their gender once they're born.

 

[CovenantCreek]

Check the listings at Double-R Discount -- they have they're chicks grouped by sexable and nonsexable.

 

[danischi24]

Check out this link for many kinds of sex links:
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Sex-links/BRKSexLink.html

 

[Laskaland]

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How does that work? Is is the amount of white vs. black??
Christina

 

[CovenantCreek]

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How does that work? Is is the amount of white vs. black??
Christina

The females are usually more black while the males are more silvery and tend to have less black on their legs.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

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How does that work? Is is the amount of white vs. black??
Christina

The females are usually more black while the males are more silvery and tend to have less black on their legs.

Also, male barred rocks have a large white dot on their head while the females have a little or no dot on their head.

 

[ghulst]

As you may know most hatchery breeds except rare breeds are wing sexed at hatching.

 

[Laskaland]

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I do know that

However, I was curious how a person can judge based on the barring.
I wish I could wing sex too... That would save a lot of $$ in the long run as I hatch the majority of my chicken myself
Thanks

Christina