Curious about vent sexing myself. How do you train for this career? Day old chicks are the size of an egg and wiggly. How do you do a pelvic exam on a little ball of fluff with legs? Tiny stirrups? Poor peeps!
Vent sexing?
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Not entirely true !!!!! ............... you don't have to be a professional to get good results and harming the chick can only be accomplished in only the most very inexperienced of hands. I tried it out on a hatch a few months ago and the chicks are growing out to the point where I can see my vent sexing results were close to 95% right. I do think that doing all the proper research on the subject helps and photo's are a must, u tube was a big help and was instrumental in me deciding that I could do it with good success and not squash the chicks.
Not entirely true !!!!! ............... you don't have to be a professional to get good results and harming the chick can only be accomplished in only the most very inexperienced of hands. I tried it out on a hatch a few months ago and the chicks are growing out to the point where I can see my vent sexing results were close to 95% right. I do think that doing all the proper research on the subject helps and photo's are a must, u tube was a big help and was instrumental in me deciding that I could do it with good success and not squash the chicks.
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Not entirely true !!!!! ............... you don't have to be a professional to get good results and harming the chick can only be accomplished in only the most very inexperienced of hands. I tried it out on a hatch a few months ago and the chicks are growing out to the point where I can see my vent sexing results were close to 95% right. I do think that doing all the proper research on the subject helps and photo's are a must, u tube was a big help and was instrumental in me deciding that I could do it with good success and not squash the chicks.
finally we are getting back on the subject of vent sexing, not the sound of the word (hackle)
Not entirely true !!!!! ............... you don't have to be a professional to get good results and harming the chick can only be accomplished in only the most very inexperienced of hands. I tried it out on a hatch a few months ago and the chicks are growing out to the point where I can see my vent sexing results were close to 95% right. I do think that doing all the proper research on the subject helps and photo's are a must, u tube was a big help and was instrumental in me deciding that I could do it with good success and not squash the chicks.
finally we are getting back on the subject of vent sexing, not the sound of the word (hackle)
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Here are few pic's of vent sexing just to show folks it's really not very difficult to do or to determine the sex.
If you aren't experienced, don't even attempt. The chick could be injured in the process. There are other ways of telling if your chicks are male or female but I personally just wait till they lay an egg or crow.
al6517, is that a male or female? I've been looking at what little is available online about how to vent sex them, haven't tried it yet on a live bird but I feel pretty confident I can do it. If everyone just tells those interested that they should forget about it and never learn, then who is going to pass on the knowledge? So many things that used to be common knowledge (not that vent sexing has ever been "common") not that long ago have been lost because we discourage newcomers from learning them. How else would one become "experienced" other than to jump in and get the experience? Now, I'm not advocating injuring baby chicks, obviously one should be careful and stop if the bird is in distress. But trying it is really the only way to learn.
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The pic's are both of cockrels & pullets. I agree with you on trying this and do not agree with those who say OHHH NOOO !!!! you shouldn't do it ever, what the hech is that all about. Let me clarify one thing Experience means, the thing in most area's of chicken raising and that is confidence, You have to be totaly confident in your own abilities to handle birds. I feel your attitude is great and your confidence is what is required, good for you. Handling birds in the way I am describing is not just gently picking up a chick and playing kissy face with it, the whole time being afraid your going to drop or hurt it as these Nay sayers want you to believe. WTS You must have an unwaivering confidence in the thought that yes I can do this !!! it ain't brain surgery !!!. At first a very small amount of poop will have to be expelled it's the chicks first discharge we call this clearing the vent. Have a good Magnifing glass available it comes in very handy, when you first try vent sexing have another helper to just hold the magnifing glass for you so you can have both hands available to better do the exam. Hold the chick firmly it will stop wiggling instantly, if you are to gentle with it the chick won't stop sqauling, firmly apply slight presure to expel the poop wipe the vent and then with your thumb and forefinger and both sides of the vent apply presure with the other three fingers to the chicks body cavity until the vent begins to expose itself. Apply enough presure and with your other hand use your fingers to open the vent and do your exam using the Magnifing glass as an aid. return the chick to the brooder and it will be just fine & Dandy.
To be perfectly honest it's a very easy task and is totaly safe............................ it is done at all of the hatcheries by the thousands daily mainly by high school kids. I cannot say enough about those folks who want to discourage others from learning because of their own inadequate ability to handle poultry, we are a learning & sharing forum and we need to share so we can learn plain and simple.
The pic's are both of cockrels & pullets. I agree with you on trying this and do not agree with those who say OHHH NOOO !!!! you shouldn't do it ever, what the hech is that all about. Let me clarify one thing Experience means, the thing in most area's of chicken raising and that is confidence, You have to be totaly confident in your own abilities to handle birds. I feel your attitude is great and your confidence is what is required, good for you. Handling birds in the way I am describing is not just gently picking up a chick and playing kissy face with it, the whole time being afraid your going to drop or hurt it as these Nay sayers want you to believe. WTS You must have an unwaivering confidence in the thought that yes I can do this !!! it ain't brain surgery !!!. At first a very small amount of poop will have to be expelled it's the chicks first discharge we call this clearing the vent. Have a good Magnifing glass available it comes in very handy, when you first try vent sexing have another helper to just hold the magnifing glass for you so you can have both hands available to better do the exam. Hold the chick firmly it will stop wiggling instantly, if you are to gentle with it the chick won't stop sqauling, firmly apply slight presure to expel the poop wipe the vent and then with your thumb and forefinger and both sides of the vent apply presure with the other three fingers to the chicks body cavity until the vent begins to expose itself. Apply enough presure and with your other hand use your fingers to open the vent and do your exam using the Magnifing glass as an aid. return the chick to the brooder and it will be just fine & Dandy.
To be perfectly honest it's a very easy task and is totaly safe............................ it is done at all of the hatcheries by the thousands daily mainly by high school kids. I cannot say enough about those folks who want to discourage others from learning because of their own inadequate ability to handle poultry, we are a learning & sharing forum and we need to share so we can learn plain and simple.
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There are many on this forum who actually want to learn beneficial poultry task, and reach out to those with experience who can help and enrich their chicken raising. it's not fair to discourage that desire because one feels they cannot for whatever non-factual reason you have.
Don't feel stupid. It takes a while to soak up all the information of chick raising. There is a lot of information to learn and it's impossible to know everything right away. Every question that is asked is a great one! Many people come here and learn from others. This is the best and most informational site on the web.
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i dont know if im right or not, but i am gonna guess, that the first chick is a boy, the next two are girls, and the last is a boy, (am i right)???, if i am i would love to know, i would like to know i have good chances at knowing which are which
i dont know if im right or not, but i am gonna guess, that the first chick is a boy, the next two are girls, and the last is a boy, (am i right)???, if i am i would love to know, i would like to know i have good chances at knowing which are which
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