“Tricks” for early sexing?

[ShipwreckHomestead]

Hey friends!
I’ve begun my hatching for the year, and I wanted to try something just for fun!
What are your favorite/silliest/most interesting “tricks” for early sexing of chicks?
I don’t mean anything tried and true, and I don’t mean once the obvious signs are there, like saddle feathers and crowing- I’m looking for the other ideas, such as wing sexing, or “hang the bird upside down, if it tries to reach up toward your hand it’s a boy, if it just hangs it’s a girl” and things like that.
I’m going to try some of these (only the safe ones of course!) while my babies are still little, make some notes, and see if any of the methods are more reliable than others in my own experience.
I didn’t see any other threads like this, but if I missed something and someone has already done this, I’d love to see their results too!
Thanks in advance everyone!

 

[nuthatched]

No Old Wives Tale method works.
Most are dangerous and/or cruel.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Angry wing sexing
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...gton-pullet-or-cockerel.1424294/post-23548636

 

[ShipwreckHomestead]

No Old Wives Tale method works.
Most are dangerous and/or cruel.

Hi! Thanks for taking the time to respond. Im not expecting any of them to be reliable at all; it’s just a curiosity thing I thought might be fun, and like I said in my original post, I have no intention of testing any of the ones that are not safe. I am not looking to harm my birds in any way; I am looking to simply *hear* the different wives tales out of curiosity and try the simple and safe ones for the “experiment” and maybe find out something neat in the process. There is nothing harmful about listening to a chicks tone of peep, or taking a look at their wings. But I appreciate your input and ensuring that I am being safe, nonetheless!

 

[ShipwreckHomestead]

Angry wing sexing
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...gton-pullet-or-cockerel.1424294/post-23548636

Oh goodness well I don’t plan on intentionally upsetting the birds but next time the dogs start barking and they scramble I’ll see if I get any hands-on-hips stances

 

[Poultrybonkers]

If it comes out the shell screaming its a male thats how i tell lol

 

[ShipwreckHomestead]

If it comes out the shell screaming its a male thats how i tell lol

LOL complaining from the get-go huh?

 

[Tellyegger]

I used to tell the Mrs to put her Brat Wings down. Well, brat wasn't exactly the word used.

 

[ShipwreckHomestead]

I used to tell the Mrs to put her Brat Wings down. Well, brat wasn't exactly the word used.

Uh oh

 

[The Moonshiner]

I used to tell the Mrs to put her Brat Wings down. Well, brat wasn't exactly the word used.

Awesome 1st forum post