sexing my baby

[kody and lumine fan]

i posted this tread for trying to order out my flock and is spur sexing easiest or feather.

 

[kody and lumine fan]

please help

 

[Lucy Brown]

i posted this tread for trying to order out my flock and is spur sexing easiest or feather.

I have never heard of spur sexing.. or it just might be me. I would go with feather sexing if you can.

 

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

neither will work for the majority of breeds

 

[CoopsNPoops]

Ive never heard of spur sexing, but feather sexing is only recommended for certain breeds. What type of chickens do you have and what age?

 

[nuthatched]

Can you post pictures of your chicks? I don't know about spur sexing but I think feather sexing only works on a very small percentage of chicks, it has to be bred for and it only works in the first few days.

 

[kody and lumine fan]

Ive never heard of spur sexing, but feather sexing is only recommended for certain breeds. What type of chickens do you have and what age?

i have black stars, silver laced Wyandotte, rhode island reds, bronze laced wyandotte, brams, tophats ( polishes ) and thats all of them

 

[kody and lumine fan]

i have black stars, silver laced Wyandotte, rhode island reds, bronze laced wyandotte, brams, tophats ( polishes ) and thats all of them

i think

 

[Lemon-Drop]

I know this thread is a bit older...

For your breeds, I don't *think* that feather sexing will work.

Spur sexing (I'm assuming you mean if they have spur buds, that means cockerel?) Well, hens also can have spurs (I have a Cuckoo Marans with 1.5 inch spurs) and all of my pullets/hens have spur buds, so that method is not accurate.

The best way for us to help sex your chicks is for you to post clear photos of each in natural lighting, especially close ups of their combs at about 6-8 weeks.

Once they are 12 weeks, you can also post photos of their saddle area.

 

[kody and lumine fan]

I know this thread is a bit older...

For your breeds, I don't *think* that feather sexing will work.

Spur sexing (I'm assuming you mean if they have spur buds, that means cockerel?) Well, hens also can have spurs (I have a Cuckoo Marans with 1.5 inch spurs) and all of my pullets/hens have spur buds, so that method is not accurate.

The best way for us to help sex your chicks is for you to post clear photos of each in natural lighting, especially close ups of their combs at about 6-8 weeks.

Once they are 12 weeks, you can also post photos of their saddle area.

ok thanks