Marans Thread for Posting Pics of Your Eggs, Chicks and Chickens

[monarc23]

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Isnt that only on certain breeds of chickens you can sex by wings? or is it every breed?

I'm not sure ... but, I have a bunch of dutch bantam chicks right now (last weeks hatch), and they all seem to be pullets and they have the odd feather pattern. I have a silkie/frizzle chick that i would lay money on as being a roo just by characteristics, and it has even feather spacing. I also have a Mille Fleur/ Ameraucana cross that seems very pullet like, and "she" has odd feather spacing. I also bought some production red pullets... they all have odd feather spacing. So, at least with the chicks I have in house right now, I'm believing it to be accurate based on the characteristics the chick is showing... I'm hopeful anyway!

interestinggg..... i'll have to check out this theory!

 

[Solsken Farm]

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I should add, I just learned this trick. Check out this video on YouTube of a "how it's made" episode, showing the process at a hatchery. If you don't want to watch the entire video, the identification process is at about 3:20 into the video.

Isnt that only on certain breeds of chickens you can sex by wings? or is it every breed?

Not all breeds are feather sexed. Marans are not from what I understand. But heck, I could be incorrect.

 

[SweetMissDaisy]

Ahhh! If that's the case, DANG!!

 

[Freckle Face Farm]

My new Bev Davis chicks picked up Friday...How cute!!!

 

[monarc23]

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chickie pee on the right looks like they had a great meal!

ADORABLE!

 

[denasfarm]

OK so heres what I saw:
Marans chick had all Long feathers so Roo,
in contrast a Black Sexlink has short and Long so Pullet.
Both hatched today. I have more Marans pipping so I will compare them if they will hurry it up and come out for me to play.

Marans Roo??

Black sex link Pullet (I already know this is a pullet since its all black)

 

[SweetMissDaisy]

Pretty slick, eh?

 

[Rockpile99]

Wow - what a great thread!

I just joined this site today, got my first Marans chicks today as well. I only got through the first 36 or so pages of this thread and seeing as it's 1:00am I thought I'd better skip to the end to see whats current. I'm so glad I did.

I was hoping to find some difinitive way to sex them as they were straight run from the local farm supply store. I have no idea what hatchery they came from, right now that's not such a huge issue to me as it's the first time I've ever owned chickens.

I have no idea how they are going to fare in my yard and my chicken keeping abilities so I didn't want to pay too much for them. After I figure out that I love having chickens (as I'm sure I will, DH is still on the fence about it though LOL) Then I'll start looking into some breeding stock.

I was really scared that I just brought home two cute little fuzzy butt boys. After seeing that sexing video about the feathers though I am relatively confident that they are both pullets. YAY!

Thanks so much for all your posts and pics. I'm so excited, it seems like it'll be forever before I start collecting eggs.

Karen

 

[SweetMissDaisy]

Hi Karen!!

I'm glad that info helped you!
Enjoy your new babies!!

 

[KellyHM]

You can only feather sex them if that gene is bred into them. It's possible to get lucky and just happen to have it, but it's doubtful. The hatcheries breed it in on purpose so they can tell.