Barred PLymouth Rock day old chicks

[Jersey giant lover]

oh, yeah they are way to young to tell!! mine all ready have barring

 

[kallyhenry]

oh, yeah they are way to young to tell!! mine all ready have barring

thanks, I was told they are an autosex breed at day old, and it looked fairly straight forward, only now that they've hatched, I realise its not that easy lol

 

[Ruthster55]

The piece and all credit goes to @aoxa ---- not me!

 

[Jersey giant lover]

It has to do with how well-defined the white spot on the head is. It's certainly not an exact science of course.

Is anything an exact science?