Feather sexing-- new chick mama here!

[casschumama]

Help me figure out gender of our chickens! We can only have girls in town, so the sooner we know, the better so we can raise them from hatch and interact as much as possible.

Ps: My kiddos named all of the chicks

Photo 1: Black Widow

Photo 2: Henny Penny

Photo 3: Chickaletta

Photo 4: Queenie

Photo 5: Chicken Little

 

[The Moonshiner]

What's the parentage of these chicks?
Feather sexing only works when a fast feathering male is bred to a slow feathering female. In other words it doesn't work in most situations unless specifically bred for it.

 

[WILIFORD]

I just watched a YouTube video on this yesterday. From what I understood, if the feathers are all they same length it's a rooster. If they are alternating short/long/short long, it's a hen. So based on your pics, the first pick is a rooster, the rest are hens

 

[WILIFORD]

I just watched a YouTube video on this yesterday. From what I understood, if the feathers are all they same length it's a rooster. If they are alternating short/long/short long, it's a hen. So based on your pics, the first pick is a rooster, the rest are hens

I apologize, looking closer at the first pic, it appears to be a hen as well

 

[casschumama]

What's the parentage of these chicks?
Feather sexing only works when a fast feathering male is bred to a slow feathering female. In other words it doesn't work in most situations unless specifically bred for it.

Hi! We are supposed to have a whiting true blue, a silkie, a black copper marans, and 2 easter eggers.

 

[Painted Calls]

I just watched a YouTube video on this yesterday. From what I understood, if the feathers are all they same length it's a rooster. If they are alternating short/long/short long, it's a hen. So based on your pics, the first pick is a rooster, the rest are hens

You can't believe everything you see on YouTube.

Like @The Moonshiner said, only certain crosses can be feather sexed.

 

[Painted Calls]

Hi! We are supposed to have a whiting true blue, a silkie, a black copper marans, and 2 easter eggers.

You will need to wait 6-8 weeks and then post pictures that show their combs/wattles.

The Silkie you will need to wait longer for. Some don't give away their gender until they crow or lay an egg.

 

[CluckerFamily]

You will have to do the horrible waiting game.
But it is fun to observe and make guesses while you are waiting those horribly long weeks.

 

[The Moonshiner]

You can't believe everything you see on YouTube.

Like @The Moonshiner said, only certain crosses can be feather sexed.

Or try the angry wing sexing. Its only about 85% - 90% accurate though.

 

[WILIFORD]

You can't believe everything you see on YouTube.

Like @The Moonshiner said, only certain crosses can be feather sexed.

How profound. All this time I thought YouTube and Facebook were Gospel. Stupid me!