Question about sexing Polish chicks -

[Kelly G]

I am getting close to ordering a dozen Bantam Polish chicks. I'm ordering from Ideal (if they ever manage to get their website up and running again), and, unfortunately, I have to order a straight run (I can't afford the $10 per pullet that My Pet Chicken charges for sexed bantams).

I have a couple of questions:

1) How soon are you able to identify the cockrels?
2) How were you able to identify them?

I don't have any interest in having roos....the noise, the aggression, etc. I just don't want them.

I appreciate any and all help - as always

 

[bethinoklahoma]

Quote:
I can tell you from the 1 batch that we raised was the little roo's top hat and over all body did grow out faster.
I do not recal being able to tell tho at all as wee chicks. I think this is one you have to wait a bit for.
They are cute tho...

 

[Kelly G]

Ok..that's what I was wondering....it helps e know how much space I'm going to need....growing out a dozen vs growing out 6-8.

Thank you!

 

[coffeelady3]

nevermind.....

ok, going back at looking at MPC's website, it appears that they don't have any bantam sized polish. Their sexed pullets are all $.50 extra.

 

[Kelly G]

If you click on the drop-down menu and select all females, it adds $7.00 to the cost of each bird

http://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Day-Old-Baby-Chicks/White-Crested-Black-Polish-Bantam-p268.aspx


PS I love the picture in your avatar! Cute!

 

[coffeelady3]

Ah! All my polish are standards...although, they're pretty small. I can't imagine bantams being that much smaller!

(That's my little girl. I think she's pretty darned cute too!)