Do hen chicks really get their wing and tail feathers first?

[bucky52]

I have read on this site about the overlap wing feathers are pullets.i checked my three one year pullets and they have the overlap wing feathers.

 

[Oldmomma]

Witchprincess, do you mean pick them up in the area we would call a shoulder on a human? Was looking at sexing techniques and have yet to come across this method. Since im documenting my first bunch for educational purposes I will try it and photograph it to. Curious mostly half the fun is waiting to see what I get but as I get more it will statistics wise be interesting. I home school plus I live in a foreign country.

 

[sssharon]

What is pullet. Is that a girl chick?

 

[JessicaThistle]

What is pullet. Is that a girl chick?

Yes.

 

[evemfoster]

Yes CarriBrown. has it right "Strait Run" means they are 'supposed' to be unsexed.

However be careful when buying them, in my area you get as much as 100% Roo's in a batch. Some growers are not as honest as others and simply sell all the Rooster chicks as Strait Run.

 

[AnnieSantiago]

Do you have a photo of this?

 

[beautifulpirate]

Cardboard Chicken,  was my chick with the least chick down....

Grew into a fine pullet....

And what a beautiful hen!!!!


She consistently lays double yolk eggs.