3 Nov
Last week we addressed a question from Royce about whether egg shape is an indication of the sex of the chick. Thanks to all of you who responded. Below are a few of the responses that indicate the overall experience you all have had in regards to this…
“I have allowed hens to hatch out eggs according to shape and the round egg for hen and pointed egg for rooster was correct from my experience.” ~ Laura Fowler
18 Aug
“Can you ID the male and female chicks at birth, even as they get older I am still not sure, can you give us any guidelines?”
I’d like to thank our reader for this question and yes, the sex of day old chickens can be determined in a few different ways.
The first way is very difficult for the layman to accomplish with much success but I’ll tell you about it anyway.
“Vent sexing” relies on identification of the chickens sexual organs.
A chicken’s sexual organs are not located on the outside of their bodies like other animals but rather just inside their vent (anus).
The copulatory organ of a chicken is identified by shape. However, there are over 15 different possible shapes so determining male or female sex is very difficult. (more…)
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