Gender by feathers?!

[mommto3kiddos]

Sorry if this has been asked a hundred times before, but Ive seen on here a few times people mention you can kinda tell the gender of a chick by the way its feathers lay? Can someone explain this and maybe give an example pic of a roo and hens feathers..
- Thanks

 

[Domestic_goddess]

It's hard to explain, but hens feathers are more rounded, while males have pointy feathers and have long saddle feathers!

http://www.google.com/images?um=1&h...&sa=1&q=Male+chicken&aq=f&aqi=g4g-m1&aql=&oq=

http://www.google.com/images?um=1&h...isch&sa=1&q=female+chicken&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=

google it and you'll see what I mean!

 

[mother o' chicks72]

It is hard to tell when they are young and have few tail feathers. I think there is some way to tell by the shape of their combs perhaps? and i know roos tend to be more aggressive, though everyone thinks one of my chicks is a cockerel and he/shes as sweet as the rest, if not sweeter!

 

[NonnasBabies]

Try this link!! http://www.mygamebirds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&p=388