vent sexing

[Justuschicks]

I would like to reactivate this thread. I am still real curious how the silkie breed can be feather sexed and would love pics to describe how you do it. I seem to end up with all roos and would like to be able to sort them earlier than when they start crowing. I know silkies cant be safely vent sexed but I have also read that they can be sexed based on the length of their first and third toe. I know there are a lot of wives tales out there. Now I have found with my partridge, that when they start revealing their colors, that the girls do not get any brilliant rust, red or vibrant buff colors. They are just blue and buff. Nothing that stands out with a WOW factor. My roos are all very colorful. Thoughts anyone?

 

[Pele]

I would like to reactivate this thread. I am still real curious how the silkie breed can be feather sexed and would love pics to describe how you do it. I seem to end up with all roos and would like to be able to sort them earlier than when they start crowing. I know silkies cant be safely vent sexed but I have also read that they can be sexed based on the length of their first and third toe. I know there are a lot of wives tales out there. Now I have found with my partridge, that when they start revealing their colors, that the girls do not get any brilliant rust, red or vibrant buff colors. They are just blue and buff. Nothing that stands out with a WOW factor. My roos are all very colorful. Thoughts anyone?

To my knowledge, nobody has developed a line of Silkies that can be gender ID'ed from their feathers. It is possible to eventually work it in, but it doesn't naturally happen on it's own.

 

[hdowden]

To my knowledge, nobody has developed a line of Silkies that can be gender ID'ed from their feathers. It is possible to eventually work it in, but it doesn't naturally happen on it's own.

x2 you can't feather sex a silkie

 

[Justuschicks]

The poster at the beginning of this thread claims they can.

 

[cjpines]

I just contacted MyPetChicken, they said they do sex bantams, 90%. I've heard yeah and nay on this subject and also have been told hatcheries don't sex bantams. I'm a little confused, MPC said they are the only ones that sex bantams in the country. Do you know any more about this? Appreciate it.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

I just contacted MyPetChicken, they said they do sex bantams, 90%. I've heard yeah and nay on this subject and also have been told hatcheries don't sex bantams. I'm a little confused, MPC said they are the only ones that sex bantams in the country. Do you know any more about this? Appreciate it.

MPC is not a hatchery - they are a drop shipper - so it is technically still true that hatcheries do not vent sex. Given the reasons that hatcheries are reluctant to do so, I would be suspect of their claimed success rate on vent sexing their bantams.

 

[cjpines]

That makes sense, thank you.

 

[wbailey88gmail]

Dear all,
i need to be trained by some chick sexing person to vent sexing one day baby chick or turkey. I will pay for this. i live in Sydney of Australia.

 

[phoenix-silkie]

soon i will be trying on some silkie chicks that im getting. i also want to try to wing sex an other breed

 

[alexline]

PLEASE HELP. I'm trying to vent sex my chicks I'm pretty sure I have this right but I would really appreciate some comments and to see if I have this right anyone please? The first picture above I have is a male as you will see in the picture, and the second picture I have is a female and you also see in the picture so I just want to make sure and to be affirmed about this please

I have this as a female(above). thanks everyone