old timer method of sexing babies?????

[newnanchic]

I read this thread and now I can't find it... does anyone still have it?? was it the females with legs down and males with legs up?? I am going to the feed store tommorow can ya tell I am getting ready??

 

[banter]

Here it Is My wife and I were at the local feed store checking on their new chickens when we were taught a very interesting trick from an old-timer. He says you can hold the chicks up by the scruff of the neck (like you'd hold a baby kitten) and let their feet dangle. He says the males will pull their legs up while the females will always leave their legs dangling.

So we put it to the test. They had some chickens already sexed and we started experimenting, and sure enough the males would raise their feet up and the females would keep them dangling down.

I had never read about this technique online so I thought I'd share the wisdom. I don't know how old the chickens have to be or if it's only certain breeds but it seemed to work on the 3-6 day old chicks from several different breeds.

 

[banter]

Sounds strange but I think I'll try it too!

 

[Stormhorse23]

do you hold them by their head or their fluff on their neck?

 

[banter]

It says "scruff of the neck", but in my opinion they don't have much of a scruff!

 

[tiki244]

If it works that means I have a female japanese! yeah

2 out of 3 male leghorns

and a bunch of female seramas

huh!

 

[newnanchic]

just called my local feed store and they have baby chics in tody!!!They have bared rock in and next Thursday they are getting RIR and a bannnie assortment for $2.30each........... I am there!!!

 

[newnanchic]

Thank you for re-posting this for me!!!!

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[yates-chicks]

i had an old timer come by today and he showed me the trick ,, but he picked them up by thier heads and the rooster was the one that was kickin his feet and the hens where still
so now i'm confussed ,, which is right ,,,,
if it is the way ya'll said then i got 16 roosters and 3 hens lol

 

[banter]

This is beginning to sound violent! lol!