How to Sex a Baby Chick: 6 Ways to Tell Hen or Roo
Let me kick off this blog with a quick disclaimer: I’m no pro at determining whether your cute little chick is a he or she, but let’s dive into how the experts do it! If you’re part of any backyard chicken group on Facebook, you’ve probably seen folks asking weekly about their chicks’ gender Trust me, I get the curiosity! I’ve ended up with a couple of surprise roosters myself from “straight run” breeds, which means they haven’t been sexed yet
Early Differences in Roosters and Hens
Have you ever been into a farm store that just got a new batch of chicks?
If you are like me, you have squinted and stared at the chicks until your eyes crossed, trying to pick out the males from females
Unsexed chicks are labeled as “straight run” This pretty much means the chicks were hatched and all put up for sale Whatever mix of girls and boys is unknown and totally dependent of the luck of the draw Chick gender is not determined by overall temperature of the clutch, as in reptiles If it was, hatcheries would have capitalized on