[too many girls]

i challenge anyone to sex these



or these.........except of course Pumkin, we knows he's all boy

[SMD66]

We tried it with our table birds and you could tell a difference, didn't know it was bred into them.  How clever!

[Foxy]

Oh  TMG!!! what fabulous birds! I WANT A POMPOM chicken!

[SMD66]

I want a baby pom pom chicken!

[joyfull]

is that a frizzle hiding behind the water? The polish remind me of tina turner 

[Foxy]

I want a baby pom pom chicken!

OK, you distract TMG and I'll grab 'em!

[SMD66]

they don't call you foxy for nothing!

[too many girls]

is that a frizzle hiding behind the water? The polish remind me of tina turner 

yes it is a Frizzle she's called Frodo, and Pumpkin would be devastated to know he looks like Tina Turner..................

[joyfull]

  sorry Pumpkin

[Sarah Mitchell]

  Try sexing Polands!  Its sooo hard.  Sometimes I'm not sure about the Polands until they are 12 weeks old... you think it has a girl shaped crest and then out pop boy crest feathers! I have about 40 young Polands (between 6 and 8 weeks) at the moment and I'm fairly sure I can pick out 3 girls... the rest: who knows!?

If it helps at all my Boy copper black Marans developed combs much more quickly than the girls and I could sex with some confidence at 4 weeks.  I have just bought some 6 weeks old cuckoo Marans from a breeder and in a bunch of 10 birds the 4 girls stood out because their combs were non-existant.   

[cathangirl]

umm chech221,
Is that straw your babies are on?  Make sure it cannot tangle around and damage their little legs.  Some folk reckon to bed chicks on shavings instead.
Beautiful chicks.
cathangirl.

[Thompson24]

hi guys

Is there any where online which tells you which breeds etc your can sex and birth and how and at what ages you can sex other types of breeds?

[JuneFR]

You can tell from about 8 weeks of age by the feathers on the back of the neck.  Cockrels will have pointed feathers and be slightly longer, whilst hens will have rounder feathers.  This method is not infalable but I have used it in the past and it was pretty accurate, once you are experienced.