My method is simple....wait till they are 3 months old
And then even then, they can fool you
This Is For Everyone Who Wants To Know The Gender Of Their Chicks!
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Kuntry, that was actually a show about vent sexing, not wing feather. They pinch the poop out of the vent and look inside it, then toss them in the appropriate bin. That is what makes it "dirty" they are pinching poop for 8-hours a day.
Kuntry, that was actually a show about vent sexing, not wing feather. They pinch the poop out of the vent and look inside it, then toss them in the appropriate bin. That is what makes it "dirty" they are pinching poop for 8-hours a day.
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Can anyone tell me how to vent sex? Are there any pictures available so I'll know what to look for? At what age can you do it? I have Silkies and it would be a great help to me with my limited space to know which to keep at an earlier age.
Can anyone tell me how to vent sex? Are there any pictures available so I'll know what to look for? At what age can you do it? I have Silkies and it would be a great help to me with my limited space to know which to keep at an earlier age.
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The sex of the chick is determined before the egg is even layed (with chickens the female actually decides the sex instead of the male like with mammals). By raising the incubation temperature you are killing off many of the males because the males don't do as well at the higher temperature, but you will NOT be getting a 100% hatch of all of the fertile eggs incubated.
Your over all hatch rate will actually be quite low.
IF that theory is correct I really don't see the point in taking up incubator space hoping to kill off your unwanted cockeral chicks and end up with a poor hatch. I'd rather have a good hatch and sell off the cockerals a few weeks down the road and at least get something in return for my trouble.
To say that temps play a role in what sex of chicks you hatch is misleading (if the theory is true) to new people.....makes it sound like you're claiming that temps can magically change the sex of the chicks.....it wouldn't be changing anything.....only killing off one sex or the other so they don't hatch. Sounds like that would be a waste of chicks to me......and unless you open up every unhatched egg and sex the unhatched chicks there is no proof of anything.
In my area, it is impossible to GIVE away extra cockerel chicks. Most people don't want straight run, let alone cockerels. Once the cockerels are just about big enough to butcher my friend is willing to take them, and I'm thankful for this outlet. They are not feed efficient to raise for meat, and are a pain in the rear to layer hens and their sisters when they reach maturity. It is SO hard to give the males away in my area that after trying to find a home for some this spring I was forced to put them all down and feed them to the barn cats.
Obviously, I hated doing that, so if I can get 80% female hatches I'm happy.
Now if you can find a market for male chicks or make a profit raising extra cockerels to butchering age, then it doesn't make sense to try and raise the temperature. Then by all means, do the normal temperature!
I have mentioned several times that the temperature does not change the sex of the chick. The sex is decided before the egg is even laid. With higher temps you're just killing off some of the cockerels.
The sex of the chick is determined before the egg is even layed (with chickens the female actually decides the sex instead of the male like with mammals). By raising the incubation temperature you are killing off many of the males because the males don't do as well at the higher temperature, but you will NOT be getting a 100% hatch of all of the fertile eggs incubated.
IF that theory is correct I really don't see the point in taking up incubator space hoping to kill off your unwanted cockeral chicks and end up with a poor hatch. I'd rather have a good hatch and sell off the cockerals a few weeks down the road and at least get something in return for my trouble.
To say that temps play a role in what sex of chicks you hatch is misleading (if the theory is true) to new people.....makes it sound like you're claiming that temps can magically change the sex of the chicks.....it wouldn't be changing anything.....only killing off one sex or the other so they don't hatch. Sounds like that would be a waste of chicks to me......and unless you open up every unhatched egg and sex the unhatched chicks there is no proof of anything.
In my area, it is impossible to GIVE away extra cockerel chicks. Most people don't want straight run, let alone cockerels. Once the cockerels are just about big enough to butcher my friend is willing to take them, and I'm thankful for this outlet. They are not feed efficient to raise for meat, and are a pain in the rear to layer hens and their sisters when they reach maturity. It is SO hard to give the males away in my area that after trying to find a home for some this spring I was forced to put them all down and feed them to the barn cats.
Now if you can find a market for male chicks or make a profit raising extra cockerels to butchering age, then it doesn't make sense to try and raise the temperature. Then by all means, do the normal temperature!
I have mentioned several times that the temperature does not change the sex of the chick. The sex is decided before the egg is even laid. With higher temps you're just killing off some of the cockerels.
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Kuntry, that was actually a show about vent sexing, not wing feather. They pinch the poop out of the vent and look inside it, then toss them in the appropriate bin. That is what makes it "dirty" they are pinching poop for 8-hours a day.
They also showed Mike how to determine male or female by looking at the wings. It's in the same video towards the end of the video.
Kuntry, that was actually a show about vent sexing, not wing feather. They pinch the poop out of the vent and look inside it, then toss them in the appropriate bin. That is what makes it "dirty" they are pinching poop for 8-hours a day.
They also showed Mike how to determine male or female by looking at the wings. It's in the same video towards the end of the video.
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Thank you.
I attribute a lot of it to my parent's decision to home school me, and all of the things that go with that decision.
Hold onto that wonderful spirit ! Pass it on to your children. Our country would benefit unbelievably by a whole generation like you! It's time to bring back good common sense and family values before it's too late.
GOOD FOR YOU !
Thank you.
Hold onto that wonderful spirit ! Pass it on to your children. Our country would benefit unbelievably by a whole generation like you! It's time to bring back good common sense and family values before it's too late.
GOOD FOR YOU !
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Kuntry, that was actually a show about vent sexing, not wing feather. They pinch the poop out of the vent and look inside it, then toss them in the appropriate bin. That is what makes it "dirty" they are pinching poop for 8-hours a day.
They also showed Mike how to determine male or female by looking at the wings. It's in the same video towards the end of the video.
I didn't catch that part, it has been a while since I watched that episode. However, the feather sexing doesn't work for all breeds.
Kuntry, that was actually a show about vent sexing, not wing feather. They pinch the poop out of the vent and look inside it, then toss them in the appropriate bin. That is what makes it "dirty" they are pinching poop for 8-hours a day.
They also showed Mike how to determine male or female by looking at the wings. It's in the same video towards the end of the video.
I didn't catch that part, it has been a while since I watched that episode. However, the feather sexing doesn't work for all breeds.
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Thankfully, I can butcher some of my males, and what I don't want I post on CL and there are plenty of Asian folks in the Cities who take birds big enough to eat, and they pay me a decent amount too to make it worth it.
Thankfully, I can butcher some of my males, and what I don't want I post on CL and there are plenty of Asian folks in the Cities who take birds big enough to eat, and they pay me a decent amount too to make it worth it.
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Thankfully, I can butcher some of my males, and what I don't want I post on CL and there are plenty of Asian folks in the Cities who take birds big enough to eat, and they pay me a decent amount too to make it worth it.
Same here. I have 30 roosters that are ready for freezer camp. Will be processing them on this weekend. Will have 10 more roosters to process. I don't have a problem with roosters. Makes a yummy dinner.
Thankfully, I can butcher some of my males, and what I don't want I post on CL and there are plenty of Asian folks in the Cities who take birds big enough to eat, and they pay me a decent amount too to make it worth it.
Same here. I have 30 roosters that are ready for freezer camp. Will be processing them on this weekend. Will have 10 more roosters to process. I don't have a problem with roosters. Makes a yummy dinner.
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