Chick Sexing

1.

Chick
Sexing
Krasenkova Tatyana, 301/1

2.

What does a chicken sexer do?
Chick sexing is the method of
distinguishing the sex of chickens and
other hatchlings, usually by a trained
person called a chick sexer or chicken
sexer.

3.

How to determine the gender of
chickens?
Feathersexing
Ventsexing

4.

Feather-sexing
Involves looking at the different
lengths of the wings.
-have primary
wing feathers
that are
longer than
the coverts
-have primary
wing feathers
that are
shorter than
the coverts

5.

Vent-sexing
1.
2.
3.
4.
To look inside the vent.
You can only do this before your chick is 2 days old.
You have to pick up a chick, turn is upside down, open the vent and squeeze the chick a
little to make a vent a bit inside out.
Recognize what you see.
a chick has a
‘bump’
no ‘bump’/
a ‘bump’ not very big

6.

How to become a Chicken Sexer?
to search for
a poultry
factory
go through
extensive
training to learn
how to properly
handle the chicks
to inquire
about the
hiring process
do the job
quickly and
efficiently.

7.

This job requires:
hours of standing
and concentration.
dealing with
thousands of
chicks a day
doing the same
thing over and
over

8.

But you will be
able to see
chicks every
day!!!