Is it possible to do “at-home” vent sexing?

TheYLWFlock

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I we just wondering if it’s possible to vent sex your own chicks at home. Like I know a lot of hatcheries do it on their 1-2 day old chicks before they ship them with about 90% accuracy... could somebody maybe post a detailed explanation of how to do it? Pictures would be great as well!

Thanks all, and I hope you are enjoying the nice spring weather!!
 
@Farmer Connie isnt feather sexing only possible if the father was fast/slow feathering and the mother was the opposite? I don’t know much about it! The chicks in question that I’d like to know the sex are 3 weeks old so they already have “wing feathers”
Feather sexing won't work unless birds are specifically bred hybrids. So most likely, you don't have those....
 
@Farmer Connie isnt feather sexing only possible if the father was fast/slow feathering and the mother was the opposite? I don’t know much about it! The chicks in question that I’d like to know the sex are 3 weeks old so they already have “wing feathers”
IDK.. I saw a video of a lady squeezing chicks like ketchup packages and thought it was too graphic for sensitive audiences, so I settled for the posted video. I don't want to endorse "squeezing your chick to see where the juice comes out".
I'm a firm believer in "it is what it is". I don't try to speculate or inspect for sex.
At about 6 to 7 weeks is where more clues come into play. What ever it is, is what it is then as well.
Mama use to always say- "life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what your gunna get:.
 
IDK.. I saw a video of a lady squeezing chicks like ketchup packages and thought it was too graphic for sensitive audiences, so I settled for the posted video. I don't want to endorse "squeezing your chick to see where the juice comes out".
I'm a firm believer in "it is what it is". I don't try to speculate or inspect for sex.
At about 6 to 7 weeks is where more clues come into play. What ever it is, is what it is then.
Mama use to always say- "life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what your gunna get:.
That's not how you vent sex.
 

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