My first batch of 6 barred rocks were picked out by the worker at Southern States. I told her 5 pullets and 1 cockerel was what I wanted. She sexed them based on their leg wash and I ended up with 4 cockerels and 2 pullets.
My second batch of chicks came from the same store, but I picked them out myself by feather sexing. As I've mentioned in other posts I've made, I know you can't feather sex BR's but I figured why not? Since the traditional way of sexing BR chicks no longer applies when it comes to hatchery chicks, I figured I'd try feather sexing and maybe I'd get lucky
Now the second batch are 4 weeks old, and their feathers are coming in. I have a picture of my first batch of chicks at 4 weeks, and you can see the two pullets because they have darker feathers. Comparing that picture with a picture I just took of the new babies, I think I might have lucked out and have 6 out of 6 pullets. Would love to get some opinions and see if anyone agrees?
Older chicks at 4 weeks:
Newest chicks today (will be 4 weeks tomorrow):
Just for fun, and perhaps to add some more detail to the new babies, here are some more pictures of them. Two of the six I think are mixes...because they have brown around their eyes, and none of my other BR's (newer or older) ever had any brown on them.
My second batch of chicks came from the same store, but I picked them out myself by feather sexing. As I've mentioned in other posts I've made, I know you can't feather sex BR's but I figured why not? Since the traditional way of sexing BR chicks no longer applies when it comes to hatchery chicks, I figured I'd try feather sexing and maybe I'd get lucky
Now the second batch are 4 weeks old, and their feathers are coming in. I have a picture of my first batch of chicks at 4 weeks, and you can see the two pullets because they have darker feathers. Comparing that picture with a picture I just took of the new babies, I think I might have lucked out and have 6 out of 6 pullets. Would love to get some opinions and see if anyone agrees?
Older chicks at 4 weeks:
Newest chicks today (will be 4 weeks tomorrow):
Just for fun, and perhaps to add some more detail to the new babies, here are some more pictures of them. Two of the six I think are mixes...because they have brown around their eyes, and none of my other BR's (newer or older) ever had any brown on them.
