Red sex link pullet??

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@Kada6305... Your chicks are so cute. I just got 6 Red Sex-Link Pullet chicks from my Tractor Supply on Sunday. They're pictured in my Avatar photo and I'll attach another one here. They're so adorable and I'm so excited about raising them (this is my first time in my adult years although I did have chickens when I was a kid). It seems like some of them are older than others by a few days because their wing feathers are longer and some have already started sprouting little tail feathers. Only one of mine has little stripes on her back, I sort of wonder if she's a different type of Red Sex-Link (different mix). She sort of keeps to herself too, stands in the corner away from the others, I hope she's not sick. Her vent is clean, I did check that. They were all out of the same bin and were all supposed to be the same. One of the chicks is a lot lighter red than the others and I sort of wonder if I got a roo by accident.
 
could she be a RIR? I know they don't have the stripes or a different breed of red? how old are they? mine are 3/4 days! I have named one nugget already :D as in chicken nugget
I put pink on her wing so I could tell her apart from the other 3. she is very friendly too!

 
Nugget's a cute name. I think mine must be close to a week, but some are a little older than others (maybe a day or two). They are usually a few days old by the time they get to the store, from what I read. My little light colored one is the friendliest one. She'll jump right up on my finger when I put it in there.
 
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ChickNik said:
Nugget's a cute name. I think mine must be close to a week, but some are a little older than others (maybe a day or two). They are usually a few days old by the time they get to the store, from what I read. My little light colored one is the friendliest one. She'll jump right up on my finger when I put it in there.
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yeah my red stars just arrived today the guy said that they are 2-3 days old and the others ar around 4 days old. Well maybe they out out casting her since she might be a different breed? I know my mallards did that to my khakis (ducks) when i introduced the khakis after a week. But that all changed after a hour.
 
DH wanted red chickens so today we got 6 Sex Links. Now I'm worried that maybe that isn't what we got. There were 2 signs on the tub, Sex Links and Buff Brahma's. When I asked, they said oh, they're gone. (Then why not remove the sign?) Anyway, they sure are cute.
 
eggomaniac13 said:
Does TSC do special orders? I'd like to get Sicilian buttercup
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Ours wouldn't add onto their order because they don't know what they are getting in the first place. (Or so I was told). I needed to order 25 and they would be shipped to my post office. TS has a little brochure. They didn't come in very clear but this is the order form. I just asked yesterday and by the end of the month, they won't be selling chick at the store. This season will be over.




 
Thanks guys. I do have some Red Sex Link chicks. I think I got a boy in the mix when they are supposed to be pullets. Do you guys find that Red Sex Links are a lot jumpier and get scared a lot easier then other breeds?
 

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