old timer method of sexing babies?????

[mhoward92]

Its all a big Theory.... some look at the feather details at the tips of their wings. males have broader tips. And females Flare out more.

Others squeeze them until they poop to open their vent up. females have a small lump inside males do not.

also there are meters out to measure body temp. supposively males have a higher body heat temp. than females.

I wouldent be confident in ANY of them but thats the talk i guess.

 

[banter]

Does anyone know if this works with geese? I was told that if you look at a adult goose from the rear the females show a distinct "V" shape. Anyone?

 

[bearcat73]

Someone posted a link about hatchery chicks on youtube and I checked it out and they sexed them by looking at the feathers.

 

[jossanne]

I believe in the pendulum method, with a needle and thread. Hold the end of the thread with the needle hanging still above the chick. It will start to swing. If it swings in a circle, female. Back and forth means male.

I'm currently testing this theory - I've got 10 straight run bantam cochins, and the pendulum tells me 5 of each. I've got a post about it somewhere, and will post results when I know for sure. Right now they're only 12 days old.

It's been right with all the people and animals at my house that we know for sure...

 

[fleenorfarmmom]

I'd hate to bother the now sleeping chicks and a whole house full of mean mommys so I guess I'll wait until tomorrow to try this trick. This sounds like a real winner. With a whole chicken house full of silkie babies I can't wait to see what's what. It beats waiting until spring anyway.

 

[providentialpastures]

Not to question your methods jossanne, but could you explain the reasons that a male causes the needle to swing back and forth or a female causing the needle to swing in a circle?

 

[Guitartists]

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Read this post and it will hopefully answer your question...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=54612

 

[shelleyb1969]

I just tried the needle/thread method with Sparky, my sizzle chick. If it's right, Sparky is a girl...guess I should rename it to Sparkle, huh?

I also just tried the neck method...that indicates Sparky is a girl, too.

Who's got another method I can test!

 

[hinkjc]

Not to burst anyone's bubble, but all of these old wives tales are 50/50 accurate and you'll have just as good odds pointing to the chick and making a guess.

As for feather sexing, folks tend to believe this is true across the board, but it is not. The breeders must be matched up correctly in order to feather sex their chicks.

Jody

 

[jossanne]

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No clue what causes it, but it has proved a pretty accurate way to tell. I did this over my tummy with each of my pregnancies, and it was right every time. So did my sister, and so did a friend of hers, and I know of several other people.

The night I "tested" each of my cochin chicks, my husband and I each "tested" each person in the family and it swung in a line for each of the boys and a circle for each of the girls.

Now the needle and thread is right next to my computer keyboard, and every time my 6yo developmentally delayed son pulls a chick out of the box, he checks with the needle to see if he's got a boy or girl

. It swings the same for each chick, each time we test them - my bluest baby has always tested girl, and my yellowest has always tested to be a boy.

I've read of people on here who even did this with hatching eggs, and it was accurate...

We did follow a suggestion that we read on here, to hang the needle from an inanimate object and hold a chick under it to see if it still swung. It did not move. The needle has only moved when held by a person. Don't ask me why...