Sexing Chicks

NanaJune · « **on:** October 15, 2007, 13:03 »

I got in on the sexing Muscogies article and saw the picture for sexing ducklings. Are chicks sexed the same way? I have always wanted to know how to sex the chicks.

muntjac · « **Reply #1 on:** October 15, 2007, 13:05 »

they sure are nanajune .. good luck tho

been at it all my life n still have times i get it wrong

NanaJune · « **Reply #2 on:** October 15, 2007, 13:33 »

Thank you, once again. We are planning to hatch chicks this Spring, and I will let you know how it goes!

Lost in France · « **Reply #3 on:** October 15, 2007, 18:06 »

I hope you're better at it than me! I had 7 black silkie chicks, one partridge egg must have slipped in and he is a splendid cockerel. I have been telling everyone how great it is to get 6 hens and 1 cockerel from 7 eggs...then this morning at 5 months old...one of the "hens" crowed! Apparently silkies are very difficult to sex so i won't beat myself up over it! Now I have a beautiful black silkie cockerel....seeking a new hareem! Fortunately the bigger cockerel seems quite tolerant and the newly discovered one a bit of a woos so they may be ok!

Judi

NanaJune · « **Reply #4 on:** October 16, 2007, 03:55 »

Speaking of more than one cockerell...I have 24 hens and three of my six month old "pullets" have turned out to be roosters. So, my question is, do I keep just one rooster for 24 hens or can I keep two? How many is too many? One of the males is definitely leaving - his colors are way out of line with my other buffs (he has white feathers speckled all throughout his buff feathers). He's quite odd looking. But I really like my other two roosters and can't decide which one to do away with. So, will two be too many for that number of girls? I want the eggs to all be fertile, but I don't want the girls to be featherless and miserable, either.

muntjac · « **Reply #5 on:** October 16, 2007, 08:08 »

2 will do tha deed ..

less fun than for the one but saves him dying with a massive grin on his face

NanaJune · « **Reply #6 on:** October 16, 2007, 14:16 »

Yeah! Two roosters it is. They will be so happy. I guess the third won't be! If my friend doesn't want him, I guess he will be Sunday dinner!

chicksforkicks · « **Reply #7 on:** October 17, 2007, 01:10 »

im so mad right now!!!
we got 4 chicks that we bought as hens at 1 day old, today our aracounea started to crow. pain in the butt. called the people, whata you know they may or may not give us money back or a couple of chicks.

muntjac · « **Reply #8 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:03 »

well if you have a reciept for 4 hens and only got 3 n a cock then tell em ya gonna tell judge judy if they dont coff up the other hen,,,,,,

now that show i gotta watch

milliebecks · « **Reply #9 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:34 »

How old is the araucuna Chicksforkicks?
I hatched 5 chicks (2x marsh daisy, 2x cuckoo maran, 1x araucuna) that are now 16 weeks old. Fairly sure the MDs are hens, think I have one of each of the marans, but the araucuna ....?
Ugliest, scarediest, drama queen chick I've ever seen! Not a hint of aggression to any of the others (including my pekin cockerel), scared of its own feet :shock: , but beginning to get a comb and what looks like hackle feathers. No spurs on any of them though.
The pekins I've hatched in the past were much quicker to identify - not least by their behaviour.
Am I just too impatient muntjac - what should happen first to give the game away? :?

muntjac · « **Reply #10 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:36 »

they crow?

milliebecks · « **Reply #11 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:50 »

At 16 weeks (ish) or have I got to wait ages ......? :roll:

muntjac · « **Reply #12 on:** October 17, 2007, 11:53 »

no they will crow soon

24 weeks i should think they will be making a real row

milliebecks · « **Reply #13 on:** October 17, 2007, 16:17 »

sounds about right for Christmas dinner then ....

chicksforkicks · « **Reply #14 on:** October 17, 2007, 19:12 »

ours are 16 weeks

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