Easy! 98% way to sex chicks.

[tdgill]

I personally liked "hogwash" and a "load of trash" and I think that you being called rude IS RUDE. Was very nice of you to apologize just the same.

 

[gryeyes]

I was amazed that peterlund could perform that test at 16 weeks, because I need at least 18 weeks to be ABSOLUTELY sure.

 

[mississippifarmboy]

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[tdgill]

how true

 

[BooBear]

well we did try sex vent technique on 4 of our 14 after reading about it. Now we know that we definitely have 3 hens and 1 very troubled rooster (he still gives us suspicious looks when we are watching them).
Ofcourse didn't feel like tormenting the rest so we decided to wait for any extra crowing down the road. The chicks are 5 weeks now and I think we have atleast 5 boys total. They like to play fight everbody and are showing more cockerel traits everyday.

 

[Buttercup Chillin]

My favorite way is to just watch them. When in the brooder by the second day the boys start standing tall and telling all. I like watching them grow. The boys will strut their stuff and girls will pay them no mind. By the time they arent growing much, well the girls are laying eggs and those boys have been crowing for weeks.

 

[tdgill]

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I do enjoy just observing behavior. Wish I had written down my guesses and what age they were, it didnt take me too long to figure out though

 

[sheila3935]

I'll be the guinea pig on this. I have 4 eggs in the incubator due to hatch Thanksgiving Day. I will try this method and post my finding then again as they get older. I know no method is 100% but if there are ways to figure with some certainty I say we try it. I do know that my hubby has named 2 of my chickens. He has a habit of giving them boys names and so far the ones he named have been roos. I told him he cant name anymore unless it is a girls name

 

[dldolan]

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Hysterical!

 

[Chickanmanfromarkansas]

I will impart to you how I do my chick sexing. Most of the time I wait until they either crow or lay an egg.

Really just kidding. They usually are pretty mature before I can really tell though, I'm still working on a way to tell.