Chicken Sexing Tips

Most heritage breed chicks cannot be sexed upon hatching unless they have been specifically bred to carry visible auto sexing traits. [Click to view more …

Rhode Island White can be sexed around 4wks by their comb development. Males will have bigger, thicker and brighter red comb compare to female. We …

Cuckoo Marans chicks can be sexed around 4 weeks old by their comb development and feather colours. Females will have darker with less white while …

Silver Spangled Hamburg chicks can be sexed around 3 weeks by comb development. Hamburg is a fast feathering breed, Male and Female will both feather …

This sexing method applies to any sex-linked barred breeding. Because the barred gene is sex-linked, when a barred hen is bred with a non-barred rooster, …

Pay attention to the thickness of the comb. Sumatra chicks can be sexed as early as 3 weeks old. Females have a thin center comb …

Leghorn chicks can typically be sexed around the 6-week mark by observing their comb size. Early on, all Leghorn chicks (regardless of sex) may appear …

Wyandotte chicks are typically distinguishable by gender around 4-6 weeks of age. While males may exhibit slower development of wing and tail feathers compared to …

Welsummer chicks can be sexed upon hatch based on their color and markings. Females on the left and in the middle, male on the right. …

Cream Legbars are an auto-sexing breed, which allows for easy sexing of chicks upon hatching based on their distinct color and markings. Cream Legbar sexing …