I am planing on entering my baby chicks in a show next week, but i have one problem. I'm not sure what sex they are! They are top nots about 2 weeks hold. Can someone give me some pointers.

Sandra, Whoa, baby chicks at a show?? How old? 2 weeks?? In the first place, they will have no heat (unless mother hen is going, too?) They will be exposed to disease that baby chicks will have no resistance to!
And I know of no show that even will even judge juvenile birds--need adult plumage, which is often well past 6 months of age.

Of course, this may be something special that you have not described??? But however cute and wonderful your little crested chicks may be--a Show is no place for little chicks. Sometimes there is a hen and chicks for display, but not for "showing"or competition, and not MY chicks, even for display. I really don't even want people coming to see my little chicks if they might bring something from their own flock!

There may be something here you have not told us, but consider carefully whether you would risk the future of those chicks by exposing them to chill and possible disease by taking them from their home! CJR

If the birds are too young they will be disqualified from competition. Any bird that does not show the adult plumage for its breed is disqualified from judging. There is no show category for juvenile feathered birds except the broiler competitions for birds around 6 weeks old.

You can show young birds as pullets and cockerals, but they have to have their adult plumage, and they don't get this plumage until they are over 15 weeks old. The adult colored plumage starts to come in at around 8 weeks in some breeds, but you don't often see the full effect until the birds are around 18 weeks old.

Your county fair may be different, but I've never been to a fair where they had a chick competition. They have to supply brooder space and protect the chicks, and no fair that I know of does this. Some fairs have baby chicks for educational purposes.

Thanks, it is for my friend really....i'll tell her. It is for 4-H, I don't think she knows thats.