Have you heard of this sexing method??

[opihiman911]

I was over on the Australian chicken board just doing some reading and came across this interesting post on sexing: http://forum.backyardpoultry.com/viewtopic.php?t=7850&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

I have been told that if you lay the chicks on their backs in the palm of your hand and look at their legs. Both legs pulled up = female. One leg up and one out = male.

this post has been active for over a month and alot of people have been trying it out with sucess. Well is it sucess or just 50/50 chance? or maybe one of those things that only work in Down Under and in the drain goes clockwise or counter clockwise??

Anyone else heard of this? I got a batch of eggs in the bator thought I would give it a try, band the suppose roos and see what happens. Anyone else out there care to give it a try and keep a running tab? Or does anyone out there have any sex-link chicks they would care to verify this on?

Cory

 

[arlee453]

Falls into the category of 'hold them upside down and see if they squirm' or using a needle on a string or any other many 'old wives tale' methods of determining gender...

I'd not put much trust in that... odds are 50/50 just guessing...

 

[silkiechicken]

Yep, another old wives tale.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

I'm with Arlee and silkie on this one....another myth....

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the one about a string and it being rooster chick i think ....geesh

 

[rooster-red]

Its a complete myth.

 

[speckledhen]

Yep, it's baloney. Since you have a 50/50 chance of getting it right, seems a wild guess would do as well. You can certainly try it, if only to disprove it, but with the odds, I don't think you can prove or disprove, necessarily.

 

[magikchick]

O.K. I tried it and have a question. What if they hold both legs out straight? Does this mean it's confused?

 

[tx_dane_mom]

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Thanks magikchick....you actually made me laugh out loud...I needed that. I can just picture a chicken like what are you doin to me???!?!

 

[PurpleChicken]

This way works 100% of the time for me:

1-Take the chick and place it on the end of your bed.
2-Throw a dirty sock on the floor.
3-If it does nothing it's a male - If it peeps then it's a hen

 

[tx_dane_mom]

LOL Ok...thank you thank you thank you!
Kristi