fact or fiction....?

[PunkinPeep]

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I think that feather sexing wouldn't work for hatcheries because you don't see those primary feathers well enough right after hatch. It's between days 1 and 3 that they are clearer. I'm not defending it as true - since i have no evidence. But i can see how it could be quite accurate without being beneficial to the hatcheries.

 

[Chickiemama1010]

heres some pics for what its worth.

the shorter single length (cockerel)feathers are on the chick on the left (the one w/the little white speck) while the one on the right has the longer 2-length ones (pullet)

this is another shot of a pullet (longer feathers on wings)

short cockerel feathers

you can see the pullet has wing feathers that reach all the way to her butt while the cockerel has little stubs of feathers on the wing that barely reach the thigh.