Feather sexing baby chicks?

[TheOddOneOut]

How many days old are they? Ive had a 90% success rate, w bantams.

 

[AngBantamLuv]

Hah how funny, i had to see who made the blocked comment figures!

 

[TheOddOneOut]

The cackle article is correct. You cannot sex accurately feather sex chicks that don’t have a parentage of fast feathering x slow feathering.
Any other claims are luck or lies.

 

[aart]

Wait until 4-6 weeks, should be apparent by color of comb.

 

[TJAnonymous]

So basically there's no way to know because of conflicting information

 

[Painted Calls]

You have a 50/50 shot at getting it right when sexing barnyard mixes.

Otherwise you have to have a fast feathering male over a slow feathering female to accurately use this method. It is a type of sex-linking. If the parents have all sorts of mixed up genetics, the chicks will too. Therefore giving you a 50/50 shot of getting it right.

 

[TJAnonymous]

You have a 50/50 shot at getting it right when sexing barnyard mixes.

Otherwise you have to have a fast feathering male over a slow feathering female to accurately use this method. It is a type of sex-linking. If the parents have all sorts of mixed up genetics, the chicks will too. Therefore giving you a 50/50 shot of getting it right.

Pretty much every parent's odds since the beginning of time....

 

[Painted Calls]

Pretty much every parent's odds since the beginning of time....

Some OBGYNs too!

 

[MysteryChicken]

I'm making an educated guess on saying both are boys.

Update at about 6-7 weeks to get a more accurate determination?

I sex all my chicks at a 1-2 day window, or directly after hatching. I have a 98% success rate with this sexing method. Been doing it for a few years now, & get very few wrong. I'm self trained.

 

[Sally PB]

Feather sexing only works on chicks produced from putting a fast feathering male over a slow feathering female. It also has to be done within the first few days.

Does anyone know which breeds are fast or slow? I've read this quote several times, but no hints as to ID on breeds.