Tractor supply chick

[Krystalbelanger]

About 7 weeks old. Came from the assorted bantam bin. Optimistic its not a roo because i cant have them in my area. Any ideas on what i have though?

 

[MillersFarm]

Bantams tend to develop earlier than standard bantams so i'd say that you have a little hen. Not positive as I see some pink in it's comb but for now i'm going to go with pullet.

 

[Carson20034433]

Take the chick and put it in one hand and with the other hand spread out a wing.... if your chick has two layers (probably does), check the bottom layer of feathers for a “break” in the feather row or a “missing” feather in the row.... if it has a “missing” one it’s a roo if not ur in luck it’s a hen

 

[MillersFarm]

In order to sexed a chicken by it's wing feathers it needs to be no less than a week old, and has to be a certain breed where the pullets develop much faster than the cockerels

 

[Carson20034433]

In order to sexed a chicken by it's wing feathers it needs to be no less than a week old, and has to be a certain breed where the pullets develop much faster than the cockerels

Buttttt I have bantams and I sex them right when they hatch and have almost a 90% success rate.... not being sassy just saying

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Buttttt I have bantams and I sex them right when they hatch and have almost a 90% success rate.... not being sassy just saying

But you said in the other thread they had to be older than a week, and up to 5-6 weeks.

 

[MillersFarm]

Buttttt I have bantams and I sex them right when they hatch and have almost a 90% success rate.... not being sassy just saying

Luck..? I'm just stating facts.. It's impossible to feather-sex over 1 week after a bird has hatched.
Here's a good article on how to feather sex.. http://articles.extension.org/pages/65437/sexing-day-old-chicks-on-small-and-backyard-flocks

 

[Carson20034433]

Luck..? I'm just stating facts.. It's impossible to feather-sex over 1 week after a bird has hatched.
Here's a good article on how to feather sex.. http://articles.extension.org/pages/65437/sexing-day-old-chicks-on-small-and-backyard-flocks

It must be luck.... I have done it forever, so.... I have 7 supposed to hatch next week and I’ll post me feather sexing them 2-3 weeks after

 

[Frazzemrat1]

I did try and ended up completely wrong on a couple pullets, even though everything I had read said they were cockerels.

 

[Krystalbelanger]

Any ideas on the breed?