geordie_chick Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I have 6 chicks all of which were sold as hens... i have just noticed that the larger one (white with brown spots) has a pink comb and is getting dominant. Here is a live feed of them so that you can see the chicken - Live Video Stream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I didn't know you could tell chicks to be male or female at 4 days old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_chick Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 She is 8 weeks now, i think she might be a he I didn't know you could tell chicks to be male or female at 4 days old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 She is 8 weeks now, i think she might be a he Yes but if you got them at 4 days old, how can they sell them 'as hens'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_chick Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 She said they had been sexed by a local man, chicks can be sexed but bantams are hard. they have to squeeze them, so they tend not to do this to bantams. The one i think is female i got at 6 weeks.. so they did think she was female Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Hmm it does have a bigger comb than the rest But I don't know, sorry. heres a photo if it gets camera shy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 She said they had been sexed by a local man, chicks can be sexed but bantams are hard. they have to squeeze them, so they tend not to do this to bantams. The one i think is female i got at 6 weeks.. so they did think she was female It's hard to tell from the webcam as they don't come very close, she might just be further along in development? my has a much larger comb than my and she is laying eggs pretty much daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Yes but if you got them at 4 days old, how can they sell them 'as hens'? Some breeds are autosexing ...ie the colouring is different in the sexes from hatching. Sorry geordie_chick ... the video is too indistinct for my dodgy eyesight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_chick Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 thanks for taking the time to look guys, i will wait and see ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 In the picture on your blog, the chick already has a comb too - I would wait it out before assuming she is a he, they all develop a comb at some point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_chick Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 ok, i will wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlotta Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 they have to squeeze them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Autosexing and sex linked chicks aside (as the one in the pic seems to be neither) the only way to sex early is vent sexing and this is very tricky, trained people make a lot of money from knowing how to do this well although there are others that know a bit and could hazard a guess The chook in the pic than Sam posted above is a male by the looks of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Autosexing and sex linked chicks aside (as the one in the pic seems to be neither) the only way to sex early is vent sexing and this is very tricky, trained people make a lot of money from knowing how to do this well although there are others that know a bit and could hazard a guess The chook in the pic than Sam posted above is a male by the looks of it This is what I mean - at that age unless you're a trained expert - you can't sell chicks 'as hens' surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
