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How To Know The S*x Of a Chick?

This is something that often bothers some people when they have new chicks unless they are big.

When they are grown, the chicken is easy to tell whether it is a boy or a girl.

Identify the s*x of the chicks by:

Chicken wing s*xing, also referred to as feather s*xing, is a direct way to determine the s*x of a young chick.

This should be done when the chicks are only a few days old, if weeks old it is difficult to distinguish the male from the female because the feathers will develop well.

Female chicks develop wing feathers earlier than male chicks, developing them before hatching. Males, on the other hand, begin to develop their wing feathers after hatching. This means that the wing feathers will be more visible on female chicks during the day than on males. However, there is more to feather s*xing than that.

The wing feathers of day old male and female chicks are markedly different. Female chicks have alternating lengths of feathers on their wings.

There will be a long one, followed by a short one, then another long one. In contrast, the wing feathers of male chicks are the same size.
This is a fairly accurate way to tell the s*x of a young chick, but as with air release, you have to be careful.

To determine the s*x of a chick, you must gently lift the chick's wing and spread it carefully. Do not overdo it, as it can permanently damage the chick's wing.

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