Do hatcheries mark roosters?

[ticks]

I ordered some 25 chicks on friday, first time ever from a hatchery. I asked for 4 PR roosters as I am splitting the order with a family friend/coach. Do hatcheries mark the roosters so I know which ones he gets?

 

[Ridgerunner]

Many hatcheries will if you ask them to. But you have to ask.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Many hatcheries will if you ask them to. But you have to ask.

 

[ticks]

THanks, they wont come sexed? like in my order...

 

[RAREROO]

Yeah, they would be sexed, but unless you asked for the roos to be marked, you won't know which four are the roos until they get bigger, luckily if they are PRs, the feathering colors will let you know sooner once they feather out since males and females have such different color patterns.

Sometimes, like with all th hatchery orders I have done, if you order enough roosters, like around 20 or so, you can request to have all the roos put in a separate divider in the shipping box. Some hatcheries will do it anyway I think with orders with lots of roos. But if you only ordered 4 then they would be mixed in with the rest of the chicks.