Barred and cuckoo chickens males are paler, with white head spots that may be large, irregular, elongated, scattered, or missing Females have darker down and legs Head spots that are small, compact, and narrow The brilliance of sex link & autosex breeds you can avoid these headaches altogether by choosing sex linked or autosexing breeds for your flock But first, let’s take a quick look at these terms and some other terminology you need to know when purchasing laying hens Straight run straight run means the chicks are unsexed
You get what you get. This is a highly desirable characteristic so that females can be selected and raised as (in the case of chickens) guaranteed pullets, keeping feed costs down As a result, the offspring will breed true. If you want to hatch out your own chicks it can be really useful to know which chickens are autosexing Here's how to tell them apart. The former took more time to develop and had lower egg production than hybrids that could also easily be sexed as chicks
