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post #1 of 8
2/16/12 at 7:41am
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This chick is about 2-3 weeks old. Told she was Golden Sex Link?DSCI1184.JPGDSCI1181.JPGDSCI1183.JPG

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post #2 of 8
2/16/12 at 7:48am

If it's a gold sex link and the bird is gold, it's female.  no pics needed :)

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post #3 of 8
2/16/12 at 9:40am

That is not a chicken O.O It looks like a bald eagle! lol.png Very pretty bird, so my post isn't much help. I am a chicken newb. I just thought this baby looked really cute with her regal, eaglish appearance :D

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post #4 of 8
2/16/12 at 9:49am
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She does look bald, although she has her downy, which is light in color. Thanks!

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post #5 of 8
2/18/12 at 7:16am
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This chick does not look "gold" to me, am I wrong?

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post #6 of 8
2/18/12 at 9:47am

With sex links, "gold" is vs "silver", so yes, she is gold. A male gold sex link would be white. Gold sex links can be various shades of red or yellow, depending on the mix used to make them. You probably got what you were told, if so she'll cover you in nice brown eggs in a few months!

Rachel BB
 

Well, the kittens aren't so cute anymore and the easter egger cockerels are in the freezer. Plus, I think offering them as "prizes" scared folks off! So, I'm still posting quotes, if you know it let me know. I'm very enamored of this new one, it may hang around for a while!

 

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Rachel BB
 

Well, the kittens aren't so cute anymore and the easter egger cockerels are in the freezer. Plus, I think offering them as "prizes" scared folks off! So, I'm still posting quotes, if you know it let me know. I'm very enamored of this new one, it may hang around for a while!

 

"If I'd known the world was ending I'd have brought better books"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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post #7 of 8
2/18/12 at 11:46am

It depends on whether this is a real sex link or if this is a result of breeding sex-linked chickens. Future generations are NOT sex links and could result in other colors.

 

This looks more like a red sex link to me if it's sex-linked at all.

 

ETA: I just looked at the pics again and noticed the HUGE legs. Looks cockerel to me. A clearer shot of its head would help.

~Meg~
The remaining 6 of my original 7 barred rocks are 3yrs old and happily divided between a friend and my mom.
Laying: 2 Partridge Rocks, 1 Columbian Wyandotte and 2 Black Australorps. 14 weeks: 3 bantam Araucana.
Cowed to chicken math and sharing my bedroom with 8 BBS Ameraucana mixes.

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~Meg~
The remaining 6 of my original 7 barred rocks are 3yrs old and happily divided between a friend and my mom.
Laying: 2 Partridge Rocks, 1 Columbian Wyandotte and 2 Black Australorps. 14 weeks: 3 bantam Araucana.
Cowed to chicken math and sharing my bedroom with 8 BBS Ameraucana mixes.

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post #8 of 8
2/18/12 at 12:00pm

 

Looks like a hatchery quality New Hampshire Red or Production Red.  And I'm betting it's a cockerel based on the thick legs.

Breeding Welsummers and Barnevelders.

 

Having an Icelandic in the coop is like having a 2 year old in the house - they are into everything and don't follow the rules.

I have zero chicken willpower.

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Breeding Welsummers and Barnevelders.

 

Having an Icelandic in the coop is like having a 2 year old in the house - they are into everything and don't follow the rules.

I have zero chicken willpower.

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