hatching eggs

legendjeff · « **on:** June 24, 2011, 11:58 »

i have some light sussex eggs in the incubator, and was wondering about how i tell the sex of them, a friend said males are more silver and females more golden is this true ? or just a myth

? many thanks

joyfull · « **Reply #1 on:** June 24, 2011, 12:15 »

sorry but I don't think you can sex them until they start to grow

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #2 on:** June 24, 2011, 12:36 »

Both sexes look silver to me. If its got gold in it, it isn't a Light Sussex.

Like Joy said, you will have to wait until they grow a bit before seeing any difference in them.

CluckyChicken · « **Reply #3 on:** June 24, 2011, 15:29 »

You can get a hybrid where the chicks are gold or silvery I think, but yes, if they are pure you will have to wait until they are older, or vent sex them at day old

legendjeff · « **Reply #4 on:** June 25, 2011, 08:47 »

thanks for all the feed back

Sassy · « **Reply #5 on:** June 26, 2011, 09:34 »

Light Sussex are notoriously difficult to sex and vent sexing is for experts. I was able to tell with mine at about 7 weeks.

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