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post #1 of 6
6/23/11 at 3:39pm
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Hey everyone,

I will be going to the feed store tomorrow to purchase some sex link chicks.
I have never bought any before and was wondering how to tell the difference between a male and female, and how to tell which one's are red stars
and which are black.
Also is there difference in there egg laying is one better than the other.

Thanks guys, I'm a newbie!!

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post #2 of 6
6/23/11 at 3:44pm

Well you can tell black and red stars apart because the red stars with be light red and the black stars will be black. Female red stars will be red while the male red stars will be yellow. Female black stars will be all black and male black stars will have a white dot on top of their head

Three dogs, bobtailed cat- Nala, a crazy kitten-Gizmo, two goats, two 1 y/o RIR hens, 16 black and red sexlink hens, one mille fleur D'Uccle pullet, three OEGB cockerals, and our new addition, a barred rock mixed roo, 11 eggs in the incubator! Have a AQHA 5 year old horse named Dan, and a teddy bear hamster (I think thats all)
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Three dogs, bobtailed cat- Nala, a crazy kitten-Gizmo, two goats, two 1 y/o RIR hens, 16 black and red sexlink hens, one mille fleur D'Uccle pullet, three OEGB cockerals, and our new addition, a barred rock mixed roo, 11 eggs in the incubator! Have a AQHA 5 year old horse named Dan, and a teddy bear hamster (I think thats all)
~Crazy Pullets of BYC~ -The Adorable Animal Lover One
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post #3 of 6
6/23/11 at 5:57pm

x2

Just wish the sorter at the hatchery knew this before sending my order out! 2 roosters out of 5 black stars--

Usually these birds are sold as pullets only so you shouldn't have to hand sort thru the chicks, it should already be done before shipping.

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             Black Copper Marans, Buff Orpingtons and Speckled Sussex    

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           Eggs available:   Bourbon Red and Sweetgrass Turkeys

             Black Copper Marans, Buff Orpingtons and Speckled Sussex    

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post #4 of 6
6/23/11 at 6:05pm

Good luck with your Red Stars and Black Stars------

Keep track of your results and come back (when they are grown) and tell us what your opinion of Red vs. Black is---  productivity, temperament, keepability, personality etc.

thanks!

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"Was dich nicht umwirft, macht dich starker"   "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."-Friedrich Nietzsche 
My new tag line...added to the end of every sentence--->  "...... after all, they ARE chickens!!!"

 

Here's a link to my BYC page:  http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chickats-page

Here's a link to my BYC blog of sorts http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/jottings

 

 

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post #5 of 6
9/13/12 at 4:51pm

I have two red stars and two black that 7-8 months old, and there is no difference in egg laying performance, all 4 of them are very reliable layers. The only difference is that my black stars lay tan colored eggs and my red stars lay medium brown eggs.

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post #6 of 6
9/17/12 at 6:34pm

My red stars lay eggs almost as dark as the black copper marans!  1st week laying and today I got a double (maybe bigger yolker).  :)

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