@@bobheisler5126Oh no!! Bless your heart. I bought 5 or 6 from Rural King a few years ago…wanted Plymouth Blues. I’d always had a funny feeling about 4 of them but I’d never gotten Plymouth Blues at this early of an age (wasn’t sure what they looked like at that age). As they grew my suspicions only grew. I ended up with 1 PB and 4 Barred Rocks-2 of which were Roos 😩🤨🙄.
I have looked at many sexing baby chicks videos and yours is BY FAR THE BEST. I agree that the "hanging by the head" method is too scary for them, and that it is not accurate at all. You gave the best description and close up of the feathers method and also the venting method. Thank you very much for taking the time to make and share your information with us :)
You can also feel the legs for spur bumps. The cockerels get small bumps that can be felt when they are very young. Also as they grow a cockerel walks much more upright than a pullet.
Thank you for this I’ve been looking everywhere for a descriptive explanation of how to sex them and this was very helpful and I love how sweet and gentle you were ❤️
Okay, so i keep seeing videos and pictures showing that the ones with the inner(secondary) feathers shorter than the outer are females, but the ones i just hatched that have alternating feather lengths have about the same length inner and outter sets of feathers. I hope those videos are wrong and that this one is right because otherwise I might have five rooster and one hen. Can somebody please help me with this?
We have 43 days old chicks .we think we have 4 boys and a girl. We simply looking at their comb and boys have big red comb already and a girl have tiny little pink one Hope our guess is right
If you're dealing with a known Purebred line you MAY have a chance to sue the feather exam. I've found it useless with crosses (so called Easter Eggers) and even breeds that are a "breed in progress" and not finished yet. Vent is the only way.
Easter Eggers are quite a mystery. I saw on some blogs that Easter Eggers with 3 rows for their combs were roosters. When one of these with 3 crowns were a week old, it's feathers were covering their body. I still think it's a roo, about 10 weeks old.
While these methods do help sex breeds. It doesn't work for hybrids. I have a rooster that got his feathers faster than my hens. And i had 2 hens that took forever to feather out.
I just got 4 Lavender Arcauana chicks...the guy who sold them to me said if you hear crowing - you've got a rooster. At least he was honest, said this type is notoriously hard to sex. If you're ok with a cockerel - I guess its a win for you either way
Update, Tay is a rooster. I win tractor supply! 😂
Got 12 chick's from tractor supply 10 of 12 were roosters was couple years ago
@@bobheisler5126Oh no!! Bless your heart. I bought 5 or 6 from Rural King a few years ago…wanted Plymouth Blues. I’d always had a funny feeling about 4 of them but I’d never gotten Plymouth Blues at this early of an age (wasn’t sure what they looked like at that age). As they grew my suspicions only grew. I ended up with 1 PB and 4 Barred Rocks-2 of which were Roos 😩🤨🙄.
I have looked at many sexing baby chicks videos and yours is BY FAR THE BEST. I agree that the "hanging by the head" method is too scary for them, and that it is not accurate at all. You gave the best description and close up of the feathers method and also the venting method. Thank you very much for taking the time to make and share your information with us :)
You can also feel the legs for spur bumps. The cockerels get small bumps that can be felt when they are very young. Also as they grow a cockerel walks much more upright than a pullet.
The way you do this is accurate.
I have a Aussie rooster and he refused to grow feathers until the rest growed them.
Thank you for this I’ve been looking everywhere for a descriptive explanation of how to sex them and this was very helpful and I love how sweet and gentle you were ❤️
Hi within how many days both these methods are accurate
Does the feather trick apply to all breeds of chickens?
I dont think it does. I've seen it reversed on other breeds on other youtube videos. The only thing that has been consistent were the vent checks.
Okay, so i keep seeing videos and pictures showing that the ones with the inner(secondary) feathers shorter than the outer are females, but the ones i just hatched that have alternating feather lengths have about the same length inner and outter sets of feathers. I hope those videos are wrong and that this one is right because otherwise I might have five rooster and one hen. Can somebody please help me with this?
This video is very accurate. On feather sexing.
Thank you so much for this amazing advice it really helped ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂❤❤
Good and useful video❤
Good information. Please share you chicks video after growing up. i think they will be one year old
You are right
We have 43 days old chicks .we think we have 4 boys and a girl. We simply looking at their comb and boys have big red comb already and a girl have tiny little pink one
Hope our guess is right
If you're dealing with a known Purebred line you MAY have a chance to sue the feather exam. I've found it useless with crosses (so called Easter Eggers) and even breeds that are a "breed in progress" and not finished yet. Vent is the only way.
Easter Eggers are quite a mystery. I saw on some blogs that Easter Eggers with 3 rows for their combs were roosters. When one of these with 3 crowns were a week old, it's feathers were covering their body. I still think it's a roo, about 10 weeks old.
While these methods do help sex breeds. It doesn't work for hybrids.
I have a rooster that got his feathers faster than my hens. And i had 2 hens that took forever to feather out.
I just got 4 Lavender Arcauana chicks...the guy who sold them to me said if you hear crowing - you've got a rooster. At least he was honest, said this type is notoriously hard to sex. If you're ok with a cockerel - I guess its a win for you either way
Tractor supply is horrible at sexing , at least where im at.
YES!!! I have been left with a pile of roosters!!
I know the feeling sorry
Males get the combs faster and turn red first over hens
unless they're a cross, mutt, or EE which will give you extreme variance in comb exams.
What is your favourite breed of chicken?
2 females, 1 male 😂
Those look link cream legbars which look different from each other anyway ☺️
I love having a rooster and hatching my own chicks. Of course you need a plan for any boys that hatch.
2 female 1 male chick! 👍🏽
I just realized how bad that sounds LOL... Oh My Days
Sounded just fine to me!
Was Tae a male/too?
Think 2 females and 1 male
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I think you are right about that because you make more sense than the store.❤🫠😜