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Australorp or Black Sex Link?

post #1 of 15
4/22/12 at 3:34pm
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I got this chicken a few weeks ago and I was told that it was a black australorp chick. However now that it is a pullet I am beginning to believe that it might be a black sex link! I'm new at this and I honestly don't know how to tell the difference.

 

 This is what she looked like when I got her.

 

This is my chick when I first got her.

 

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This is what she looks like now. Can you tell what breed she is?

 

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post #2 of 15
4/22/12 at 3:36pm

black sex-link...Black Australorps are solid black 

                                                                                     Lot's 'A' Cluckin' Farms 

                                                           

                                                                             "Where The Orpingtons Run Free!"

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                                                                                     Lot's 'A' Cluckin' Farms 

                                                           

                                                                             "Where The Orpingtons Run Free!"

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post #3 of 15
4/22/12 at 3:37pm

oh and welcome-byc.gif

                                                                                     Lot's 'A' Cluckin' Farms 

                                                           

                                                                             "Where The Orpingtons Run Free!"

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                                                                                     Lot's 'A' Cluckin' Farms 

                                                           

                                                                             "Where The Orpingtons Run Free!"

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post #4 of 15
4/22/12 at 3:39pm
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Haha thanks! Oh darn! I was hoping it was an australorp! What can you tell me about black sex links?

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post #5 of 15
4/22/12 at 4:59pm

Good solid layers of large brown eggs.  I had one a few years ago that would lay and egg a day for 20 days, skip a day then start over. 

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post #6 of 15
4/22/12 at 6:04pm

Black sex link, they are very good layers, I get an egg a day out of mine.

1 German Shepherd, 1 Borador, 1 Malitpoo, 1 West Highland Terrier, 1 German Shorthair Pointer puppy, 3 Australorps, 6 Red Sex Links, 1 Black Sex Link, 1 Speckled Sussex, 1 Silver Laced Wyandotte, 2 Golden Laced Wyandottes, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 3 Tetra Tints (aka: Amber Sex Link) and 9 Easter Eggers.

 

YES, I had to thin my flock out. It went from 57 to 28.  :(

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1 German Shepherd, 1 Borador, 1 Malitpoo, 1 West Highland Terrier, 1 German Shorthair Pointer puppy, 3 Australorps, 6 Red Sex Links, 1 Black Sex Link, 1 Speckled Sussex, 1 Silver Laced Wyandotte, 2 Golden Laced Wyandottes, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 3 Tetra Tints (aka: Amber Sex Link) and 9 Easter Eggers.

 

YES, I had to thin my flock out. It went from 57 to 28.  :(

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post #7 of 15
5/9/12 at 2:31pm

Looks just like my black sex link.  I was told I was purchasing an ameraucana bantam!  LOL!  Somehow I ended up with this sweet girl.

 

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http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/our-backyard-flock

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http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/our-backyard-flock

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post #8 of 15
5/26/12 at 11:32pm
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They lied to us! Haha oh well still beautiful birds! :D

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post #9 of 15
5/27/12 at 8:13am

Aw, yes.. it's a black sexlink.  If it's any consolation they are the sweetest and most friendly of my flock.

Liz, wife, mom to 4 boys and  "food lady" to a mix of mostly Ameraucanas & EE's with a few oddball breeds for fun. :) 

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Liz, wife, mom to 4 boys and  "food lady" to a mix of mostly Ameraucanas & EE's with a few oddball breeds for fun. :) 

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post #10 of 15
5/29/12 at 12:34pm
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UPDATE: Oh nooooo! I went outside to check on my chicks and they are all dead! This is a very sad day indeed! Just bought a 50 pound bag of food and hay, and just made their coop! Going to have to start all over... :'(

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