*UPDATE* with pics. Does one gender tend to develop faster?

[Bedste]

Thank so much for posting this..... it helps so much..... :0)

 

[gritsar]

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Agreed. Feather sexing - only with certain breeds. Vent sexing - takes years of experience.

 

[Bedste]

a 14 year old smart young man taught me how to look at the pointy feathers around the neck and saddles of the chickens. I have been enlightened..

 

[theDregs]

I was going to post this same subject! One of my neww EE's is noticeably bigger than the rest. She(?) is also very aggresive. Shen you open the brooder she will spread her wings, charge, and peck. Her comb is also more developed than the others too, but all of her is more developed. She is only 6 days old, and the comb is still just a white line. I am beginning to wonder if I got a roo. Oh well, If she is a he, then I will get to try out processing my first carcass.

 

[paintedsavvy]

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Were they all sexed at the hatchery? Based on my experience, sounds like a roo to me.

The words "processing my first carcass" gave me a very interesting mental picture.

 

[cmom]

Vent sexing can only be done on day old chicks from what I understand.