Does this work?

[redinator]

If a whoops cockerel is that upsetting, you should choose sexlinks. The odds of a mistake with them are near zero.

Or laying hens

 

[debid]

Or laying hens

I would never recommend grown birds for a first timer. Too many people taking advantage of inexperience. Dumping old hens that have reached the end of their production years, unwanted cockerels, and sickly birds. Nope, I would get sexlink.chicks from a feed store because they get theirs from hatcheries.

 

[MROO]

I would never recommend grown birds for a first timer. Too many people taking advantage of inexperience. Dumping old hens that have reached the end of their production years, unwanted cockerels, and sickly birds. Nope, I would get sexlink.chicks from a feed store because they get theirs from hatcheries.

Besides ... CHICKS!

 

[IceStorm]

If a whoops cockerel is that upsetting, you should choose sexlinks. The odds of a mistake with them are near zero.

I'm so new to this I had no clue what that is, until just now. Thank you!

 

[FunClucks]

I'm so new to this I had no clue what that is, until just now. Thank you!

Red sexlinks (red hen, white rooster chick down) are IMO easiest to sex. There are sexlink chicks that are barred or are black and have a white head dot for the roos - in my experience those have more incidences of oops roosters - the markings are not always obvious and the hatchery doesn't always get them right. But a red chick down sexlink hen is obviously very different from her white chick down rooster sibling. ISA Brown are a good example of this. My point being, not all sexlinks are a good choice if you absolutely can't have roosters.

Around 5-6 weeks, post pictures of your birds on the What Breed or Gender is This? forum, and we can help you ID male/female for sure. This can give you an opportunity to rehome the males, hopefully before they start to crow. It's usually really obvious once you know what to look for.

 

[IceStorm]

Red sexlinks (red hen, white rooster chick down) are IMO easiest to sex. There are sexlink chicks that are barred or are black and have a white head dot for the roos - in my experience those have more incidences of oops roosters - the markings are not always obvious and the hatchery doesn't always get them right. But a red chick down sexlink hen is obviously very different from her white chick down rooster sibling. ISA Brown are a good example of this. My point being, not all sexlinks are a good choice if you absolutely can't have roosters.

Around 5-6 weeks, post pictures of your birds on the What Breed or Gender is This? forum, and we can help you ID male/female for sure. This can give you an opportunity to rehome the males, hopefully before they start to crow. It's usually really obvious once you know what to look for.

Will do for sure!