Yeah. That takes practice. Our first set of 10 vent sexed Australorps turned out to be 9 roos.
After a while, you can start telling a pullet from a roo at about 6 weeks. It won't take long to find your rhythm
It's well worth the effort. We are in the middle of our first hatch right now. One hatched last night and expecting the other 5 any time. I love raising chicks too.
That's also why David wanted Australorps. Our first batch turned out to be 9 roosters. So I prefer auto sexing breeds. But...
Adorable chicks! I'm glad you were able to get more. We have some Australorps. My husband loves them. We have Maran chicks right now. They are so cute with their little feather feet
Sexing chicks is something that needs to be left to professionals or they can really be hurt badly. Unless you are referring to an autosexing/sex-link breed and that just takes a little practice.
We prefer to raise our own for all the reasons @azygous mentioned. And if you have kids, it's a...