Keeping Chickens Newsletter

Samantha : Thanks for the newsletters you send out every month. We just got our chicks TODAY. They are Buff Orpingtons. We have a little tikes playhouse that we are supposed to use as a coop. It has windows and a pair of shutters, it even has a tele-phone so they can order up worm sandwiches. Also, I was wondering... Would you know how the chick specialist determine whether a chick is male or female. Well, that's all for now! Hope you enjoy the pictures!!!

My Reply : There is no accurate way for us to tell if male or female but there are a few general signs and tips that I have on my blog below
http://successwithpoultry.blogspot.com/2007/04/how-to-tell-sex-of-chicks.html
I also have a video (based on an article from the newsletter) that follows the progress of some chicks where one of the 'pullets' did turn out to be a cockerel http://successwithpoultry.blogspot.com/2008/07/sexing-chickens.html