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post #11 of 32
4/22/12 at 3:48pm

If the lighter ones are growing *way* faster than the others, they might be Cornish cross. That happened to me last year; my "Buff Orpingtons" were humongous compared to my barred rocks the same age, and that's what they were. Sigh.

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post #12 of 32
4/22/12 at 3:57pm
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Yes they are growing faster. I wanted egg producers, are these good egg producers?

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post #13 of 32
4/22/12 at 4:05pm

I have a few black sex links in my flock and they are some of my best egg producers. Ive heard the same about red sex links.

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post #14 of 32
4/22/12 at 4:16pm

I think their too red to be Cornish Cross chicks, they are usually a really pale yellow.  If they are CX...they are meatbird and will be ready to butcher at about 8 weeks.  They usually don't live long enough to lay eggs because they are bred for rapid growth.  Hope they are red sex links.

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post #15 of 32
4/22/12 at 4:25pm
If they are Red Sex Links then you will have some nice large brown egg layer.

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post #16 of 32
4/22/12 at 5:05pm

My 2 Red Sex Link hens lay huge brown eggs. They're larger than the large store bought eggs. They're also very reliable layers. I've got 3 6-7 week olds as well and can't wait till they start laying.

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post #17 of 32
4/22/12 at 6:34pm
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I will cross my fingers and hope they are red sex links. I will update in about a week and see what the pros(you guys) think. FYI I have the best dog in the world. Here he is with the babysPhoto073.jpg

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post #18 of 32
4/23/12 at 9:47am

 

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I will cross my fingers and hope they are red sex links. I will update in about a week and see what the pros(you guys) think. FYI I have the best dog in the world. Here he is with the babysPhoto073.jpg

 

What a good doggie!!!  ♥♥♥

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post #19 of 32
4/23/12 at 11:03am

Yep, they look like my Red Sex Links. :) They are excellent egg producers, they are a mix of Rhode Islands with another breed. :)

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post #20 of 32
4/23/12 at 11:10am

welcome to the club. My straight run bantams... were 100% male and that means I have 8 males to get rid of on TOP of the hatchery screw up.

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