There are many ways to identify the sex of chicks.
Sexing, the process of determining the sex of newly hatched chicks, can be done in many ways. Vent sexing identifies genitalia on newborn chicks. This is difficult, as genitalia is not fully developed until months after a chick has hatched. Feather sexing is done by studying the feather characteristics of a chick. The easiest means of sexing is to wait until the chicks are old enough to have fully developed genitalia.
Instructions
Vent sexing
1. Hold the baby chick in your hand. With your dominant hand, use your thumb and forefinger to gently squeeze the chick's anus, which is located under its tail. This will open the anus.
2. Look inside the anus. If you see a genital organ -- it looks like a small pustule -- your chick is male. If the genital organ is absent, the chick is female.
3. Continue the process until you have vented all of the chicks. Separate the males from the females after sexing.
Feather sexing
4. Ensure that feather sexing is possible before sexing your chicks in this way. This method is only possible with specific chick strains.
5. Study the chick's feathers. If the wing feathers are distinctly different sizes, the chick is female. The size of a male chick's wing feathers do not vary.
6. Separate male and female chicks after feather sexing.
Related posts
It can be difficult to determine the sex of an adolescent bird.It is vital to determine the sex of chickens early in order to separate them for their appropriate uses. Hens of egg-laying breeds ar...
Determine a bird's gender through analyzing its markings and plumage.A variety of methods both observational and scientific can help you determine your bird's gender. While some visual cues can hi...
Male cockatiels have bright plumage.Identifying male and female cockatiels is tough sometimes because the parrots will not begin to show their sex until they are between 6 and 9 months old. After...
Unlike mammals, chicks do not have exterior sex organs.As a farmer, you need to determine which baby chickens will produce eggs and which chickens will be used for meat. Telling the difference bet...
Male and female sun conures are nearly identical in appearance.Sun conures are enjoyable, interactive and colorful pet parrots. The bird's bright plumage and ability to talk makes it one of the mo...
