Help! Sexing?

[Gray Farms]

If you order pullets you will still likely get around 15%-20% cockerels so have a game plan for what to do with them.

 

[Cyprus]

I am with Gray Farms,
Pullet orders are not absolute. I've gotten between 33-100% cockerels with all of my pullet orders.

Yes, I mean 100%. The same place gave me 2 cockerels out of a 2 pullet order on 2 separate occasions.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

I'm am going to get them from tractor supply and they are going to be a few days old.

Thanks for the help everybody!

I heard that with black austrulorps you can tell by the top of there heads, males have black/grey and female have black.

Well, with me good luck!

I would never buy chicks from Tractor supply... They are KNOWN for mixing breeds and genders!

 

[Alexandra33]

Usually you can't tell until they are about 6 weeks when males start getting a pink comb.

Agreed. Comb and wattle development (or lack thereof) after a certain age is the very best, most accurate indicator out there, unless we're talking auto-sexing breeds.

There is no way to determine Black Australorp gender just by looking at chick down.

~Alex

 

[imnukensc]

I would never buy chicks from Tractor supply... They are KNOWN for mixing breeds and genders!

And they're also known for people moaning, whining, and complaining about getting this, that, or the other when they didn't have a clue what they were looking at in the first place.

 

[Alexandra33]

I would never buy chicks from Tractor supply... They are KNOWN for mixing breeds and genders!

Sadly, this is true. It's best to become familiar with your chicks before buying off a feed store. A decent understanding of corresponding down color, leg color, and comb type is crucial in these situations!

~Alex

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

I would never buy chicks from Tractor supply... They are KNOWN for mixing breeds and genders!

Educating oneself on the finer points of breed characteristics goes a long way in addressing this as you can recognize the mislabeling

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

I would recommend buying from a hatchery rather than a feed store. Even though there is still a chance of getting a roo, it's much less than from a feed store. Most often, the employees at feed stores know nothing about chickens or breeds, and they get mixed up alot.
There's no way to tell the gender of Austrolorps at a young age except vent sexing. so you'll just have to wait until they are six weeks old then post pics of their combs. Just curious, what are you planning on doing with a cockerel if you get one?

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Educating oneself on the finer points of breed characteristics goes a long way in addressing this as you can recognize the mislabeling

for sure! I probably could figure it out now, but would never recommend to a new to chickens person.

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Just curious, what are you planning on doing with a cockerel if you get one?

I'm going to sell it for a low price if I can.