Denim Deb
More Precious than Rubies
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The ones that start crowing are roosters, the one that lay eggs are hens. 
sexing chicks??
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BarredBuff
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I have had luck with feather sexing. Never tried on pure breeds though......
Oh, I don't know about that. I have one that laid eggs, but when the rooster was killed she tried to fill the vacuum by crowing! She kept it up for most of the time the coop was rooster-less. She has now given up the crowing, but hasn't started laying again yet either. So she has gone from Hen to Rooster to just a Pretty Lawn OrnamentDenim Deb said:The ones that start crowing are roosters, the one that lay eggs are hens.
Interesting about the wing feather sexing.
citylife
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You can post pictures on BYC and the old timers there can give you some pretty accurate info.
BarredBuff
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rebecca100
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I just sexed mine according to the link Bee gave. There are six pics and it explains primary and covert feather lengths. There was a very noticeable difference in the wyandottes I just hatched. It was easy to do and according to it I have 5 pullets and 4 cockerels.
rhoda_bruce
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Bee.....Speechless. Okay, I am working on sex-links and I can tell the difference anyway because of their colorations, but I'll check this out too, cuz I have RIR and araucana pure breeds in the incubator with the sex-link eggs. It would be nice if I can sex the RIRs before Easter. Araucanas are not for sale until I get my replacement flock and improve what I have, but later on....maybe.
