Vent Sexing?

[MonkeyZero]

Hi

Well, If these eggs under my broody ever will hatch

(I CANT WAIT!!!)

Then I may need help sexing them. If I have any roos, I can sale them to my neighbors. Maybe $2 each roo? So I wanted to know how to vent sex. Is it hard? Any pain to the chicks? help

 

[MonkeyZero]

anyone? i wonder if It will be hard to do?

 

[PotterWatch]

From the little I know of vent sexing, it takes a lot of experience. If it were me, I wouldn't rely on my ability to figure out the sex that way. I am a chicken newbie though so maybe someone else will be able to help.

 

[bmarshgu]

I am a newbie too, but I have read a lot about sexing the chicks. Vent sexing is very hard to do. Essentially, you squeeze the chicks crap out and take a gander inside. If there is a bump, it is a boy, and if not, a girl. It is not recommended for someone who does not know what they are doing. You can easily squeeze the chick to death or break some bones. I would wait until they got older and check for the tell-tale signs!

 

[klf73]

I read vent sexing takes a trained eye since there are 15 variations of "bump or no bump"

Krista

 

[dada_jeep]

isn't there also a way to tell by wing feather length as hatchlings?