. Pot Belly Pigs |  Fainting Goats  |  Emus  |  Catalog  |  About Us  |  Links  | Contact Us  |  Home Back to books Sexing All Fowl, Baby Chicks, Game Birds, Cage Birds by Loyl Stromberg Only ISBN-10: 9157800308 ISBN-13: 9789157800305 Publisher: Stromberg Publishing Company - 1977 $15.95 Free shipping! Price: $15.95 Shipping Included!! 89 pp. B&W photos and drawings. Paperback. 1977. Revised 1999.  This has long been considered the most helpful handbook ever published on determining the sex of many species of fowl and cage birds. A worthwhile addition to the library of any beginning to expert breeder Excerpt from book...... With no book heretofore printed with any degree of information on determining the sex of many birds and fowls - the need was very obvious.  Too many fanciers have been frustrated in their breeding efforts, some not being sure if their stock were truly mated pairs.  This book was only make possible through granted permission to use researched information through the diligent research of dedicated breeders to whom we will give credit in the book. Through liberal use of pictures and illustrations we have strived to make this a most educational helpful book. ....In searching for information for this book we sought help from the Library of Congress who some years previous had extended considerable help in supplying photo copies of information on Swans for our Swan Breeding & Management Bulletin.  This time when we contacted them they referred us to the National Agricultural Library at Beltesville, Maryland.  In response to our letter asking help with information on Sexing various species of fowl they sent us a computer list of over 70 articles relating to sex determination.  Much to our amusement and surprise included were research bulletins on determining sex of: Wale, Fish, Insects, Rabbits, Pine Seeds :> There was a charge for these photo copied bulletins, articles or chapters from books.  This we gladly paid for and has aided considerably in the preparation of this book.         Book Contents: Sexing Baby Chicks Sight Sexed Baby Chicks Crossing for Wing Sexing Micro-sexing Determining Sex of Ducks, Geese and Swans Sexing Wild Waterfowl Vent Sexing Guineas Sexing Day Old Ringneck Pheasants Determining Sex in Coturnix Quail Dertermining Sex of Mountain Quail Determining  Sex of Chukar Partridge Methods of Sexing Eared Pheasants Determining Sex of Ruffed Grouse Sexing Parrots, Canaries, Woodcocks, Wattles, Pigeons, Finches, Cockatiels, Caged birds, Pea Fowl. Sexing Ostrich, Rhea. Much, Much, More FYI: Info on sexing poultry Sexing of day-old chicks Sexing day-old chicks can be accomplished by one of two methods: 1) vent sexing or 2) feather sexing. Each method has difficulties that make it unsuitable for use by the small flock owner. Vent sexing relys on the visual identification of sex based on appearance of sexual organs. Feather sexing is based on differences in feather characteristics at hatch time. A brief explanation of each method is as follows. Vent sexing of chicks at hatching has complications that make it more difficult than sex determination of most other animals. The reason is that the sexual organs of birds are located within the body and are not easily distinguishable. The copulatory organ of chickens can be identified as male or female by shape, but there are over fifteen different different shapes to consider. Therefore, few people have experience with determining the sex of birds because of the difficult nature of the process. Most of these highly trained individuals are employed by large commercial hatcheries. The training to be a chick sexer is so difficult and lengthy that the average poultry owner finds it unjustifiable. Feather sexing is based on feather characteristics that differ between male and female chicks. The method is very easy to learn by the poultryman, but the feather appearances are determined by specially selected genetic traits that must be present in the chick strain. Most strains (breeds) of chickens do not have these feather sexing characteristics and feathering of both sexes appear identical. The most convenient method of sexing chickens by the small flock owner is to care for the birds until they begin showing the natural secondary characteristics of their sex. In males, the combs and wattles will become larger than those on females and the head will become more angular and masculine looking. The female will remain smaller than the male and is more refined or feminine looking. In some varieties the feathers of each sex will develop a characteristic color pattern that identifies it. These varieties of birds are similar to the feather-sex strains of chickens discussed above. Sexing based on secondary sex characteristics can usually be performed after chicks attain 4 to 6 weeks of age.

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