Sexing Chicks

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

A Video on How to Determine the Sex of Chicks

A tour of a mass production hatchery, experts show the technique for sexing day old chicks. Chick hatching from an egg is included in video.

I must warn you,  a chicks first day of  life is a rather bumpy adventure. 

Note:  This technique is used successfully on chicks no older than two days.

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amy elizabeth, writer, author. Lives in the northeastern reaches of the Sonoran Desert on a small hobby farm. Raises laying hens.
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7 Responses to Sexing Chicks

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  3. campfireshadows says:
    March 7, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    So, am I aonymous now? ha ha

  4. Anonymous says:
    March 7, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    Keep ’em coming! Not everyone may want to know about how to sex a chick but I do! I never learned, I just let ’em get big enough till I could tell. Thanks Kiddo!

  5. Dan says:
    March 7, 2012 at 3:15 pm

    Hey, I thought you hated the “How It Works” show!

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