how do you tell if a baby chick is a rooster or a pullet?

[stewy04]

i was wondering if anybody knew how to tell that while there baby's?

 

[ScissorChick]

Theres honastly no way to tell for sure. Theres many ways people will tell you,

but theres really only a 50/50 chance that it will be correct. I would figure vent

sexing is the 'best' way, but you shouldn't attempt this with-out knowing what

your doing. You need to have someone help you with it. Somone experienced.

You could injure you chicks if you try this with-out knowing exactly how to do

this. I would just wait until they are around 5-6 months old, when you can normally

tell by the coloring of feathers, size of combs, etc.

❀ScissorChick❀

 

[moomee56]

There are also some old wives tales about holding them, and the shape of the eggs, but I don't really know if they work or not.

 

[RGWright]

You can always look at sex links. My personal favorite is the Red Star. These little chicks can be sexed by color at hatch.

 

[BoldogKennel]

I thought you could tell because hens get their primary wing feather tips first?

Also, you can tell at about 8 weeks or so by their combs or lack there of if you can compare the sexes.