watch and learn as chickens hatch.. also sexing of chicks.

[jdypat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkuohLV2u0k

i was amazed cant wait til morning to try and sex my baby chicks..but they are two weeks old probably too old for this.. amazing...

 

[alex]

Wow, they are really rude to the chicks...just tossing them around might break a bone.
But, the sexing part just to let you know (from lots of research) only works for 1-3 day ols chicks.

 

[OHMYCHICKIES]

Thanks for posting that, I had no idea how the hatcheries worked. I'm more tempted not buying mine from a hatchery. They didn't treat those chickies very good at all. Doesn't that hurt them when they get tossed like that?

 

[arlee453]

Feather sexing only works on certain breeds.

There are three ways to determine gender of day old chicks.

Feather sexing - in certain breeds the wing feather length varies by gender

Sex-link/color sexing - chicks bred to be one color if girls, another if boys

Vent sexing - for all other chicks.

Sorry, but feather and color sexing do not work in a lot of the breeds - only those particuarly bred for it.