At what age should I be able to sex milks by popping. I read somewhere that it is best right afer they are born. I have tried with the 2 day olds. Either nothing pops out or just a little like their female.
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Sexing/popping
regnadkcin
Aug 09, 2007 11:36 AM
Replies (3)
RG
Aug 09, 2007 12:49 PM
Due to mis-sexing in the past...by myself and by others, I wait until the neonate consumes the first meal. I attempt popping after probing, but just as a secondary method to confirm the probing.
Also, when probing, I probe both sides.
-RG
mingdurga
Aug 09, 2007 02:46 PM
I pop em right out of the egg. Quick rinse in tepid water agitates them into giving it up. The process is repeated after 1st shed, then it's set in stone.
Mike
RandyWhittington
Aug 09, 2007 10:23 PM
I always let them eat their first meal and digest it for 3 or 4 days before I put them through the stress of sexing so they are as likely as possible to start feeding. I then pop everything and any offspring that doesn't pop male I probe to make sure it just didn't pop easy. I have found it the best way to get correctly sexed babies. Randy W.
