What breed is easiest to sex as day old chicks?

[blaundee]

What is THE most reliable, easiest breed to sex as a day old chick? Red Sex Link?

 

[SoJoChickens]

Any of the sex links (red, black, gold) would be easiest.

 

[PunkinPeep]

Yep, sex links, 'cause you can sex by color. I think that there are a couple of breeds that you can sex by color, such as wheaten americanas (i can't ever spell that word) that also have different colors at hatch.

 

[Southernbelle]

The Wheaten color can be sexed by color, but not as day olds. You can't really tell until they start to feather in; more like 2-3 weeks.

Any of the sex-links are great for sexing as day-olds.

 

[There a chick...]

I read that you can sex Welsummers...I did that for the 4 that I just hatched. We'll see if the internet was right when they get a little bigger!

 

[BarredBuff]

Sexlinks and sometimes Dominiques (Roos will be just a hair lighter in color).

 

[Engteacher]

I agree. Welsummers are easy to sex. We figured out the gender of all eight of ours when they were day-old and got them all right.

 

[There a chick...]

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Excellent! I didn't think that it was really as easy as it looked when I sexed my Welsummer chicks!

Hope I am right too!

 

[blaundee]

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What's the difference in the boys and girls?

 

[kristip]

Yes I might be getting some welsummers soon... would love to know how you sexed them!