Sexing Welsumer chicks

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Sexing Welsumer chicks
« on: May 26, 2011, 19:45 »
Hi All is it possible to sex day old Welsumer chicks?
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Re: Sexing Welsumer chicks
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2011, 19:53 »
It is supposed to be, this is what Backyardchickens says:

"Sexing Welsummer chicks: pullets (hens) will have a very defined V shape on their heads and eyeliner. Cockerels (roosters) have a smudged looking V and no eyeliner."

But as Joyfull will tell you, I hatched some Welsummers for her and we were both convinced they were both girls, but they both turned out to be boys!

But then I hatched 3 welly eggs given to me by Animalmad, and I said from early I had a boy and 2 girls, and that's what they were!

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Re: Sexing Welsumer chicks
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2011, 20:26 »
i sex all asoon as theve hatched, look at the foot, if the left and right toe are identical its a hen if its one bigger than the other its a cock, hope this helps

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Re: Sexing Welsumer chicks
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2011, 21:44 »
Oooo, bossy boots, now That Is Interesting, I've never come across that way of sexing chicks. Do you apply this rule to all chicks or only Welsummers?

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Re: Sexing Welsumer chicks
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2011, 07:10 »
I agree with GrannieAnnie. I have two Welsumer chicks and went by the "triangle" method, which meant I had one girl and one boy, but as they have got older (6 weeks now), the chick with the more defined triangle has developed a far larger comb than the other "fuzzy" triangle, so I'm assuming that it's the boy not the other one! I'm interested in sexing by toes and I'll have a look later to see if it bears out.

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Re: Sexing Welsumer chicks
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2011, 08:33 »
Thanks very much ALL I don't suppose you have any pictures as the eggs have not hatched yet so it's hard to visualise, (I'm not counting my chickens yet lol) cheers Mike.  :)


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