sexing orpingtons very early?

[afj6710]

Are orps one of the breeds that can easily be sexed early on? My SIL is hatching orpington eggs and offered us some if they all hatch. I wouldn;t mind having a sweet roo. Are there an tip/tricks for guessing gender on the newborns?

 

[ll]

http://animalsciences.missouri.edu/reprod/ReproTech/Feathersex/index.htm

good luck!

 

[pdsavage]

The breeder flock for the female line must be slow feathering only, and the breeder flock for the male line must be fast feathering only. To breed for the chicks you would then cross the slow feathering females with the fast feathering males. The resulting offspring would be the opposite of their parents. Females fast feathering and the males slow feathering.



http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Sex-links/BRKFeathSex.html
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=261208
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Sustainable-Farming/1974-05-01/How-to-Sex-Day-Old-Chicks.aspx