Wing sexing? Can it be done?!

[partsRheavy]

Thanks for this info!! My little ones' wings are easily visible at 6 days old. I will watch to see if my guesses using this technique turn out to be correct when their combs start developing.. So far, I see 5 or 6 little girls and 1 or 2 little boys including the one in front with the white spot on his head. He has shorter more even wings than most of the rest. Sorry no pic from today - gotta get a new SD card!

 

[ghulst]

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I have a question for you,
How are the breeders bred for feathers sexing and still considered pure bred?
In order to have offspring that is a feather sex-link they have to be the offspring of a rapid feathering male (k+/k+) and a slow feathering female (K/_w) and there had to be some cross breeding somewhere.


Chris

I have the same question.They only look like the breed.I know of two hatcheries that sell the breeding stock and carry many breeds.Somehow by crossbreeding they move that slow and fast feathering gene around.I don,t think that polish are avaible .
Most Cornish X and all layers have feather sexing. The chicks that we sell will notProduce feather sewable chicks. Have you ever worked with the gene? I would love to learn more about it.
Gary

 

[Chris09]

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The only possible way that I know of is if they bred two lines of each breed, one that fast feathering and the other slow feathering but that would involve cross breading.
For example with a Rhode Island Red you cross in a fast feathering breed like a Partridge Leghorn and continue to breed that line for faster feathering. The R.I. Red/Leghorn line would be your Male parent stock that would go over a Female parent stock line (say a "pure" R.I. Red) the offspring would then be Feather Sex-linked.

Have you ever worked with the gene

I have some experiences with the Feather sexing gene, I am working on a line of "Production Reds" now that is able to be feather sexed.

You work for Town Line Hatchery?

Chris​

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Wow, interesting thread.

My chicks arent hatchery stock from what I know of, but arent show stock either. They are orpingtons, blues blacks splash, and lavender. No hatchery carrys those colors from what I know of?

I was just curious if it could be done with succses cause if I could i would

Not sure if it will work correctly though

dont want to take the chance of getting rid of a rooster when its really a pullet...

 

[ghulst]

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The only possible way that I know of is if they bred two lines of each breed, one that fast feathering and the other slow feathering but that would involve cross breading.
For example with a Rhode Island Red you cross in a fast feathering breed like a Partridge Leghorn and continue to breed that line for faster feathering. The R.I. Red/Leghorn line would be your Male parent stock that would go over a Female parent stock line (say a "pure" R.I. Red) the offspring would then be Feather Sex-linked.

Have you ever worked with the gene

I have some experiences with the Feather sexing gene, I am working on a line of "Production Reds" now that is able to be feather sexed.

You work for Town Line Hatchery?

Chris​

Yes I work at Townline hatchery. I think that you have it right.They keep two lines if each breed. The male line for Rhode Island reds would have to be long feathed which would have to come from a outcross maybe many generations back. I see most of the brown egg layers lay very light colored eggs compared to ISA browns and black sex links
Gary

 

[WafflesTheChicken]

I've heard that if you catch them and kind of point them to the ground that if they make a fan with their tail that they're hens and if not they're roos. I've done it and it looks pretty accurate with my chicks

 

[ghulst]

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You will be about 50& right.