Feather sexing.

[Chick1043]

How accurate is feather sexing? And I'm just trying to get this right but it only works on purebred chicks? If it's accurate I'm in luck!!

 

[Chick1043]

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[TinyChickenLady]

I'm wondering the same thing... Hopefully this will bump ya so we can both get an answer

 

[Chick1043]

If this is true to my chicks that means I have 4 girls and a boy! That's pretty good! lol

 

[chickenbuttsowhat]

well i thought it was really accurate but guess was wrong i hatch 25 of chicks 2 months ago and i feathered sexed them and and i should have 18 pullets and 7 cockerls well i was wrong cuz i have 12 pullets and 13 cockerls lol

 

[Chick1043]

Aren't you only exposed to feather sex betweendays 1 -3?

 

[nurse_turtle]

http://animalsciences.missouri.edu/reprod/ReproTech/Feathersex/sld001.htm

Only works on chicks 1-2 days old.

 

[silkiechicken]

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AND ONLY works on chicks bred to be feather sexable. Does you no good to try and feather sex a line of birds not bred to be feather sexable.

 

[Chick1043]

yeah thats what I thought.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

It only works on certain breeds as well. NOT ALL.