Identifying roo or pullet

[deputygeorge]

can anyone please tell this old man, which chics have the larger feather ball on their tail? My BO chicks are some with and some without. I am in to my third hatch. Got 7out of 8 and 7 out of 7. Got 11 coming off this nex t Friday. BO are wonderful broody hens.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I don't believe a feather ball or not feather ball tail is a way to determine sex.

 

[deputygeorge]

I don't believe a feather ball or not feather ball tail is a way to determine sex.

Why not? It's true. I wouldn't josh ya

 

[LilJoe]

I don't believe a feather ball or not feather ball tail is a way to determine sex.

×2

 

[deputygeorge]

×2

Amen

 

[LilJoe]

Amen

Do you have a picture of the 'feather ball' or am I just not seeing the photo you posted?

 

[The Moonshiner]

Ok let me rephrase that.
Sexing chicks by whether their tails resemble feather balls or not is around 50% accurate.