Re: how come my hens........

From: saltines (NOSPAMssaltines_at_gmail.com)
Date: 03/16/05 

Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:10:36 -0500

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 22:13:07 -0700, "Rose" <servicelady@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Only experienced chick sexers can do this without hurting the birds, and it
>is done very early in life. Just buy pullets, not straight run.
>Roz
>
>
>"Searcher1" <Searcher1@verIz0n.net> wrote in message
>news:xomXd.88102$uc.45740@trnddc04...
>> Hey Jill,
>>
>> I was thinking that if I cull two roosters I would like to get
>> replacements, HENS only though. I would like to know how to sex them. I do
>> now that I have to flip them over and expose thier vent. But once thats
>> done what am I looking for? Is there a noticeable difference?
>>
>> Also, will young hens effect my older ones?
>>
>> Rich
>> AKA searcher1
>>
>>
>

sexing is normaly done by counting the number of
feather rows on the tips of the wings.

thats how they do it at hatcherys on the assembly lines.