How to sex a Chick

[sunny & the 5 egg layers]

Could you tell me how to feather sex?!

From what I understand the females will have two lengths of feathers as chicks and the males will only have one row or length.

 

[LittleDarlings]

There are a couple of videos on youtube, just search for chick feather sexing. Hope that helps!

 

[The Breaker]

I was wondering how can you sex a chick. i heard that if you pick them up by the skin on the back of there neck that a female will bring the legs up to her body and a male will leave his leggs hanging down is that true and is there an other why of sexing a chick. if you know an other way to sex a chick please help me thanks

picking them up by the neck whont work are eany thang like that will never work it is 0% sucesfull

 

[chickenlickin8]

Sure. It will help if you watch the video to get a visual. The chick has to be a day or two old. When you extend the wing, you will see a short row and a longer row of pin feathers = female. You will only see one row of short pin feather, all even = male. I have used this method for several years and it has proven accurate. Good Luck!

 

[stone_family3]

Thank you this was very helpful.

 

[Nightfeather]

Is there any other whay to tell the sex then by the wings?

 

[Nightfeather]

picking them up by the neck whont work are eany thang like that will never work it is 0% sucesfull

How do you sex your chicks?

 

[IMANana]

Just watched your video on sexing chicks, it was great! It was so helpful and easy. I just sexed my 13 newly hatched chicks. Thanks for the great information.

 

[ChicknBaron]

picking them up by the neck whont work are eany thang like that will never work it is 0% sucesfull

- Words you misspelled... nice

 

[debid]

If it were that easy, the hatcheries wouldn't need to hire professional vent sexers.

Picking them up by the scruff of the neck will result in roughly 50% accuracy. You might as well flip a coin and save the chicks the stress.