New to hatching chickens, does anyone know how to sex them from birth?

[friskebluegills]

Hi, We are are hatching some chicks and people want only hens. They are only a couple days old and we don't know what to tell them.
Thanks

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

I would love to know this as well....

 

[mom2jedi]

There are a few ways to sex chicks.

1. Vent sexing - extremely difficult and takes years of practice usually done by professionals
2. Wing sexing - it has to be a breed that has different length pin feathers for males and females (can't recall which breeds do)
3. Sex link - hybrid breed that hatches different color down for males and females (there's a stickie in the breeds section that tells you how to make a sex link)

Otherwise, it's just the wait and see method!

 

[le neige homme]

Some breeds you can, some you can't.

What breeds are you working with?

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

There are many methods "invented" by different people, but when hatching at home, I don't offer any guarantees on sex. If you try sexing them and you are wrong, you can bet that they will be calling you if you are wrong.

 

[wsdareme]

Unless you're an expert (and if you are, you probably work for a hatchery) you are better off selling them as "straight run". Plus, even the experts are wrong on occasion.

 

[friskebluegills]

Thanks everyone. We are working with Buff Orpingtons and Barred Rocks, we also have some blue giant cochins.