Hi Everyone, my name is Cjpines, a new member from Placerville, CA

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Welcome to BYC.

Glad you joined us!

 

[drumstick diva]

I think seramas are able to be sexed at a few weeks, on the other hand it can be 4-5 mos. for silkies. It does vary greatly by breed. There are so many bantam versions of standard breeds to choose from ie. cochins, salmon faverolles, etc. Their breeders would offer the best advice on when they can be sexed with authority.

You might want to post on the various breed threads or some hatcheries and My Pet Chicken give you the opportunity to buy sexed chicks at a higher price. Of course they won't be 100% accurate on all of them.

If it is that important to you - the best thing would be to buy "point of lay" birds . Hope you find the breeds you desire.

 

[chicken17]

 

[cjpines]

That's good information. Never thought about contacting hatcheries, thank you.

 

[cjpines]

And you have the most beautiful chicken, what breed is it?

 

[Balloonjuice]

 

[cjpines]

Thank you, this site is most informative. Hope to learn a lot.

 

[cjpines]

Thank you from a newbie. I really like your chicken sense of humor, sounds like you're having fun at what you do.