Ever hear of this sexing trick?

[FlockAround-andFindOut]

I'm skeptical but my husband seems to think this is a good guess for sexing chicks(2-3 weeks old).
He says, if you pick up a chick and it's legs dangle carefree -Cockerel. If they tuck their legs up to their tummy, pullet.

Anyone able to add credibility to this?

 

[HonkABC]

I'm pretty sure its just a myth.

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

I think thats just an old-wives tale, i havent heard of it working.

 

[FlockAround-andFindOut]

I think thats just an old-wives tale, i havent heard of it working.

Yeah, it seemed like if that works, then why does anyone question what they have for chicks. Thanks! I had doubts.

 

[FlockAround-andFindOut]

I'm pretty sure its just a myth.

Combs, waddles, legs, and crowing seem to be the best way to "guess". If only he were right, we'd only have one cockerel

 

[FrostRanger]

It's hogwash, yet another old wive's tale

 

[FlockAround-andFindOut]

It's hogwash, yet another old wive's tale

Hogwash!! Yess. What a great term I haven't heard in years! Thank you for giving me a little smile this morning.

 

[FlockAround-andFindOut]

If he's right, I'll let you guys all know. But I really think it's "hogwash" too.

6 Straight run bantams. I'm expecting half to be boys anyhow. Didn't think we'd only get 1 boy with a S.R. batch.

 

[Ridgerunner]

6 Straight run bantams. I'm expecting half to be boys anyhow. Didn't think we'd only get 1 boy with a S.R. batch.

Odds are odds. For each individual chick the odds are 50-50 boy or girl. But don't expect to get 3 and 3. It's possible but it usually doesn't work like that. I hatch about 90 chicks over a two year period and the total numbers are close to 50-50 but any individual hatch can be way off, usually 2/3 or 3/4 one sex or the other. My most extreme was hen I got 7 pullets out of 7 straight run chicks, odds of 1 in 128.

Hopefully you marked which he thinks are pullets and which cockerels. It is always interesting to see the results of something like this, but I'd need a lot more than a few chicks to start believing this.

 

[CabritaChicks]

On island:
1.People take a cinnamon stick. Lay it out.

2.Go back 15inches horizontal .....

3. Draw a line in the sand.
Place birds behind that mark (up to 4 birds)

4.Call them from behind the cinnamon stick, and the first chick to the stick- is a male. pufff. haha.

Again old wives tale. But here, in the west indies (caribbean islands) its a bit complicated with all this stuff.