Telling the gender of my baby chicks

[eshez]

Hi guys! I have to sell some chicks at a week old and need to know their gender. Are there any good ways you suggest to find out? I read about people spreading out their chick's wings to see if their feathers are uneven or even. Do you guys have any ideas?

 

[MysteryChicken]

I use that sexing method. Works well for me.
Why do you have to sell these chicks?

 

[eshez]

For a market. I will miss them SO MUCH! (I have gotten SO attached t them over the last couple of days!)

 

[MysteryChicken]

For a market. I will miss them SO MUCH! (I have gotten SO attached t them over the last couple of days!)

You don't really need to sex them. Could just sell as straight run(Mixed Genders).

 

[eshez]

Yeh, but it is ideal to get their genders so that you don't have unhappy customers!!

 

[eshez]

P.S which gender has the uneven feathers? Male or female?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Yeh, but it is ideal to get their genders so that you don't have unhappy customers!!

Some people prefer Straight Runs, cuz they may like eating extra cockerels. Or they like to play, guess the gender.

I could help sex them if you'd like though.

 

[MysteryChicken]

P.S which gender has the uneven feathers? Male or female?

Females uneven. But you'd get that feathering pattern in fast feathering Males too.

It's not 100% guaranteed, like any other sexing method. Except DNA Sexing.

 

[eshez]

Ok. They are a couple of days old now. I have tried looking at their wings, but i guess you wont fully be able to tell what gender they are until they are a week old.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Ok. They are a couple of days old now. I have tried looking at their wings, but i guess you wont fully be able to tell what gender they are until they are a week old.

I sex as early as 1-7 days.