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post #1 of 13
4/11/12 at 6:11pm
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So i'm new to all this and i'm very nervous. I have everything together and purchased 3 black sex links 1 in which looks to be a roo. Any helpful suggestions to a new chicken farmer is greatly appreciated! Thank you

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post #2 of 13
4/11/12 at 6:56pm
Hi and welcome-byc.gif from Ohio. So glad you joined. Congrats and good luck. thumbsup.gif

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TIME is the best thing to spend on a child!
Always calibrate your hygrometer before you incubate!!

Home to Black East Indies, Mandarins, Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, Golden Buffs, Welsummers, Ameraucanas, Black Australorp, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Two Weimaraners, Two beautiful daughters and a great DH who builds whatever I need!

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post #3 of 13
4/11/12 at 7:06pm

Welcome from Maryland!! frow.gif

 

If you have sex-links, wouldn't you be certain if you had a roo? What makes you say one looks like a roo?

 

My first time around with chicks, we were convinced our Plymouth Rock was a rooster; she was mean and even had what looked like spurs on her legs.

Eventually we realized she was just a very dominant female. I've read on BYC that in an all-female flock, one hen can take on the roll of the rooster and even crow.

 

So rest easy for the next few weeks. No sense worrying until you know for sure.

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And we'll collect the moments one by one
I guess that's how the future's done 
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post #4 of 13
4/11/12 at 7:29pm

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Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

 

Check out my Blog: The Country Chick                          And be sure to check out our soap shop on Etsy, here.

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post #5 of 13
4/11/12 at 7:33pm
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One of them have the white spot on its head. So far everything I have read said the males have a white spot on top of their head. I guess I will know soon enough. smile.png

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post #6 of 13
4/11/12 at 7:56pm
Hello and welcome-byc.gif
Good luck with your chickens! I don't know much about Black sex links, but you can post a picture in What breed or gender is this to get more opinions. Applefalls is right though, I once had a hen who actually almost grew to look like a rooster, with massive comb/wattles and a mean glare. tongue.png It's pretty common for the dominant hen to take on this role.
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"It's great to have allies... but true character shines through when a man's got to fight for himself, and he becomes the start of something great."
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post #7 of 13
4/11/12 at 8:32pm

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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

 
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
— Maya Angelou

 

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post #8 of 13
4/11/12 at 9:05pm

welcome-byc.gif from Ohio!

1 handy lovable hubby, 2 talented, loving sons, 2 precious daughters-in-love, 5 brilliant, beautiful, amazing grandchildren.

39 chickens, 6 turkeys and 5 guineas.


Blessed beyond measure, showered with blessings, standing on the promises.

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1 handy lovable hubby, 2 talented, loving sons, 2 precious daughters-in-love, 5 brilliant, beautiful, amazing grandchildren.

39 chickens, 6 turkeys and 5 guineas.


Blessed beyond measure, showered with blessings, standing on the promises.

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post #9 of 13
4/11/12 at 9:09pm

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post #10 of 13
4/12/12 at 4:55am

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Lucky to have an awesome wife.  Father to three boys.  As for animals...rabbits, chickens and goats, oh my!
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Lucky to have an awesome wife.  Father to three boys.  As for animals...rabbits, chickens and goats, oh my!
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