How to tell the male and female of a chicken?

Chickens have big heads and big feet, long bodies, and the heavier ones are males. The body is round and light, and the one with short legs is female.

According to anal contraction, if the anal contraction is fast and powerful, it is male and slow and slow.

According to the speed of hair growth, hens generally change their hair earlier than cocks. The faster their feathers grow, the slower the cocks, with pointed feathers and no tail feathers.

When the chicken walks, the hen shakes her body left and right when she walks, and the rooster does not cross her toes when she walks.

Extended data:

Chickens are also called chicks. According to the time period, 0 -50 days are chicks.

Feeding management:

Feeding frequency: after eating 1-3 days, 6-7 times a day, 5-6 times a day after 3-7 days, 5 times a day after 7-30 days, and 4 times a day after 1 month.

Do a good job in environmental sanitation and disinfect chicken coops and sports grounds. Disinfect 1 2 times a week, and use sodium aspartate, chlorpyrifos and mirex, and clean the sink and utensils with disinfectant once a day.

Reference immunization program: 4-5 weeks old, drinking water inoculation of Newcastle disease series III and IV vaccines, 9- 1 1 week old, intranasal inoculation of Newcastle disease series II or subcutaneous inoculation of vaccine series I. In rainy days, we should also pay attention to the occurrence of cholera and coccidiosis in poultry. Allicin or ginger powder is often put into feed to enhance resistance.

References:

Chicken feeding management-Baidu Encyclopedia