What are the chances!?!?

[Sally PB]

I got three straight run BOs at TSC this last spring. I thought since each chick was a fifty-fifty toss up on gender, there was only a 1 in 8 chance of all being male. Yeah, right. Sigh. Never buying straight run again.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Red & black sex links ARE the way to go to guarrantee pullets. But of the 3 breeds u chose, there are subtle color differences between male & female day old chicks. Google "barred rock day old chick difference male & female", "buff orpington """", & "rhode island red """" . This is true of some other breeds too. But u gotta be there when the straight run chicks first arrive at feed store, before someone who knows the above color/pattern sexing tricks gets there and picks out the pullets before you do! Of your 3 breeds, the barred rocks will tend to show most obvious (tho still subtle) difference. Knowing the subtle differences will raise your chances of getting pullets.