Unless you are a trained professional get someone else to do it. However, having made that profound statement there are a few things that work at least 50% of the time. Feather sexing works with some sex-link chickens where the wing feathers grow faster on the cockerel. This only works on some X-breeds and only in the first few days. One of the best entertaining games in the chicken world is trying to guess "Who is the rooster". The odds are that half the chicks are male. T
hat means that out of 1000 chicks half will be roosters. If you buy a half dozen you could be on the wrong side. About 4 to 6 weeks some bird will make a noise that approaches "rusty hinges", "nails on a chalk board" etc. You get the idea. This is practice crows. The next step is 'what do we do with it?
Good Luck
Ol'George
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> Can anyone provide info on sexing chicks, I am still having difficulty getting it right. Thanks.
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