Sexing is simple
Sexing new-born chicks is somewhat of a mystery' to most people but it really: is quit, simple. An experienced hand can’ accurately sex more titanl 1500 day-old chicks an hour. The method commonly used is that refined by an; Australian, Mr F. Skaller,! who worked for years on' developing a system of' identifying the sex of a; bird by studying its genetic: history and its effects on : the growing speed of the: feathers. Since different birds have■ different speeds of feather growth, Mr Skaller decided that it was necessary only to know the feather-growing speeds of the parents to identify the progeny. To sex a chick, you simply pick it up, spread its wing feathers and the rate of feather growth identifies its sex. The system is claimed to be almost 100 per cent accurate.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33963, 2 October 1975, Page 12
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138Sexing is simple Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33963, 2 October 1975, Page 12
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