Tetra Tint Feather Sexing at a week old.

[cadeschicks]

I have 6 tetra tints from tractor supply that are about a week old. I found this "parent stock management guide" from the hatchery via google. It says "Commercial female chickens are showing fast feathering and male chickens slow feathering". Since this document keeps referring to "parent stock" and "commercial tetra tint", I was wondering is this the exact same breed that I would have gotten at TSC and would the sexing info be accurate.

Out of the 6 chicks two have a lot more wing feathers and also some tail feathers, females?. The other 4 have only a few shorter wing feathers and no tail feathers at all yet; are these roosters are just late bloomers?

Has anyone had any experience with the TSC tetra tints that can verify?

 

[Baymule]

I wish I could wave my magic wand and tell you, but you'll just have to wait a few weeks. I know, I know, the suspense is a killer......................

 

[fried green eggs]

Many of the chicks TSC gets in my area are fast feathering so pullets will feather out faster.

 

[nurse_turtle]

That holds true IF they hatched on the same day or within a 48 hour period at most. We all know how much difference there is in a day old chick and a 3 day old chick. There is a very limited list of chicks that can be feather-sexed. The feather-sexing must be done just as the feathers are breaking through the tip of the feather casing. The chicks in your pictures are too old for feather-sexing. I have not seen Tetra Tints on the feather-sexing list but I'll check again.
http://www.thai-farm.com/feather-sexing-chickens/

OK... More searching reveals that the Tetra tint is so named because there are 4 varieties of the Tetra. I have found that the Tetra Amber is feather-sexable which may indicate that they all are, I'm not sure, but read on...

http://www.tetraamericana.com/products/

 

[Ruby roost]

I have 6 tetra tints from tractor supply that are about a week old. I found this "parent stock management guide" from the hatchery via google. It says "Commercial female chickens are showing fast feathering and male chickens slow feathering". Since this document keeps referring to "parent stock" and "commercial tetra tint", I was wondering is this the exact same breed that I would have gotten at TSC and would the sexing info be accurate.

Out of the 6 chicks two have a lot more wing feathers and also some tail feathers, females?. The other 4 have only a few shorter wing feathers and no tail feathers at all yet; are these roosters are just late bloomers?

Has anyone had any experience with the TSC tetra tints that can verify?

I am new to chicken raising and have this same situation with white leghorns I purchased from TSC. The sign stated the are pullets however ones wing growth is much more pronounced then the other. What did your chicks end up being?