where to buy sexed silkie chicks

[gymangel812]

Where can I buy sexed silkie chicks? The only place I'm seeing is meyer and they're sold out till late summer/early fall. Are they just too hard to sex?

 

[Hannahnic14]

Where can I buy sexed silkie chicks? The only place I'm seeing is meyer and they're sold out till late summer/early fall. Are they just too hard to sex?

Bantam chicks in general aren't usually sexed due to the fact that it's really hard on them and can kill them since they are so teen tiny. I know that My Pet Chicken sells sexed bantams. They are pricier but I think that's because they may use a DNA test to sex them so it's safer. Hope this helps!

 

[silkiegardens]

Bantam chicks in general aren't usually sexed due to the fact that it's really hard on them and can kill them since they are so teen tiny. I know that My Pet Chicken sells sexed bantams. They are pricier but I think that's because they may use a DNA test to sex them so it's safer. Hope this helps!

I know MPC doesn't actually DNA test their silkies (which I haven't seen for sale in ages), and the chicks would be a lot more expensive if they did. From what I understand they've developed some type of special sex linked trait system with their silkies.