Sexing poults

[KOTurkeyRanch]

What are your methods? I have heard using a gobble call the ones that run and lay down are hens. Most of the time. But anyway, bye 8 weeks males will start to develope little bumps as spurs

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

I vent sex them, once you know what to look for it's not that hard at all to do.

Steve

 

[DonnaK]

I had a man show me yesterday, that if you spread their wing out, you can see a gap or split in the feathers toward the tip if it's a male.I thought that was really neat!

 

[Patty13637]

Donna ,

Can you take pictures of male vs female wings and post them ?

Thanks

 

[KOTurkeyRanch]

I agree, pics would be nice

 

[DonnaK]

Sorry, my camera is broken. I will try to get one soon, though.

 

[KOTurkeyRanch]

Ok, if u find one on the web post it too!

 

[Oklahoma Lightning]

Ok I have a camera and I have a few poults that are under a week old if I post pictures could you tell which is which?

 

[PatS]

I have five cute BR babies. (At least the feedstore said they were bourbons!)
Four of them have funny little "fly wings" that point out from the body. One has normal looking wings that lay against his/her sides.

Is this just an individual, developmental difference, or might it be a telling sign as to gender? I remember when my chickens were chicks, the sexers at the hatchery marked the males, and I could see subtle differences in wing shape. But darn if I can remember what they were now, a year later.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

They are BR's. On the wings it's just the way the feathers grow.

Steve