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["Melody O." <melody AT crecon.com>]

At 11:38 AM 3/30/05 -0600, you wrote:
>How does one sex chicks?
>
>Don Bowen                          

I just grabbed my _Encyclopedia of Country Living_ and the only thing I
could find about sexing was that in a hatchery they are sexed by
"vent-sexing specialists" who use a lighted magnifying glass which straps
to their heads. 

So I guess you check the vents with a magnifying glass...but I wouldn't
have a clue what to look for since the typical boy/girl parts aren't there.

If you buy Sex-links you can tell the sex by their color.  Sex-links tend
to be a good egg-meat combination.

Good luck!
Melody