Thursday, August 12, 2010

Chicken Sexing?

henwithchick
While trying to sex my recently hatched chicks I found that roosters supply 2 sets of genes but hens supply only one, leaving color sexlinking to be very effective. My chicks are growing very fast and sexing by body size, comb and waddles also seems to be an effective sexing technique.
whitechick
Turned out to be a female.
goldenmalechick
Gold one here has a larger comb than most.  Turned out tot be a male.
LilBlacksRoos
Black one died. While one turned out to be a fiesty roo who then eventually was taken by a fox.
DelawareChick
Female
3Femalechicks
All three are females.
BigGoldenChick
Turned out to be a giant girl who I call Big Golden.
BigGoldenChick1

Check out these chicks on their first outing, at 2 weeks, and taking their first dust bath.

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