So I need a reminder

[Yep I Talk To Chickens]

I need a reminder on how to feather sex chicks. I will post pics later tonight.

 

[HappyClucker7]

Females have alternating lengths of feathers and males have one length.

 

[Yep I Talk To Chickens]

Ok thanks

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Feather sexing only works for specific crosses. Most chicks cannot be feather sexed

 

[Yep I Talk To Chickens]

Mine is an easter egger mkx

 

[NatJ]

Mine is an easter egger mkx

Do you know anything about the parents?

If you know that the mother got her feathers really slowly as a chick, and the father got his fast--the chick probably can be feather sexed. Otherwise, not.

If you know the colors of the parents: a few specific combinations of parent colors produce color-sexable offspring.

 

[Yep I Talk To Chickens]

The mother is still off but we think this is her

 

[Yep I Talk To Chickens]

We hatched the chick ourselves with a broody the chick is my avatar.

 

[NatJ]

I don't think feather sexing will work.

Looking at the pictures of the parents, and with you being unsure whether that specific hen is the mother, I don't think color sexing will work either.

 

[Yep I Talk To Chickens]

Well the mom is a jersey giant new Hampshire red buff orps or the one pictured obove becise she hatched out of a brown egg those are my only brown egg layers.