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  1. MonicainAZ

    Molting - feather fixer vs. chick starter vs. meatbird???

    I have 5 hens, the two older ones are molting but the younger 3 are still laying. They free range also in my backyard, although they mostly eat their feed. I know that the molting girls need some extra protein, but is that really the only important factor? Does it matter very much how much...
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    What are these???

    I can't see the comb on the top one very well. My guess on the bottom one is easter egger, since it looks like she has green legs. The top one could be a black easter egger or an Australorp or something else.
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    Red star?

    I agree, that looks like a red sex link rooster.
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    Red Sexlink, Production Red, Rhode Island or, New Hampshire

    So, RIR and New hampshires are breeds, as others have noted. You can tell the difference among them as people have suggested above. "Production red" is not clearly defined. Some hatcheries sell them as a hybrid between a RIR and NH, so that you get the high egg laying of a hybrid (similar to...
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    Mystery chickens

    My guess is that Henny Penny is either an Australorp or a Jersey Giant. You can look at the bottom of her feet - if they are yellow that would be a Jersey, if they are pink/white that would be an Aussie. My guess on the other two could be Andalusians or Minorcas. I am unsure of the finer...
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    Australorps breed Thread

    I am not a nutritionist (either human or poultry nutritionist, lol), but I use an omega-3 feed as well, for a couple of different reasons. It is probably better for the chickens since grains (as opposed to pasture and forage) is relatively low in omega-3. But it also has to do with what...
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    Cuckoo marans or barred rock, can't tell

    Just to confuse things really good, I think the bird on the right above is a dominique, although I'm not certain. Both BR and CM should have straight combs (like the two on the left). As others mentioned it is then down to skin color between those two, and the yellow indicates BR. The one...
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    Name this Rooster

    He could also be a jubilee orpington (they look very similar) but the speckled sussex are much more common.
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    I was told this was an Austalorp Rooster

    Are all of these pics of the same bird? If so, that is definitely a roo. That is a boy tail for sure. You can't see the tail very well in the top pics.
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    Australorps breed Thread

    This chicken will not lay white eggs. Chickens with red earlobes like this lay brown eggs (australorps and black sex links combined). Chickens that lay white eggs have white earlobes. My guess on this one is that she is not yet old enough to be laying, which is why her comb is not red and...
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    Hello

    Agree, except I'll add that the third pullet looks like perhaps a dark cornish to me.
  12. MonicainAZ

    Australorps breed Thread

    Yes. They share nesting boxes, 2 boxes is enough for even more than 3 hens. They won't use the nesting boxes until they are very close to laying. At 6 months old (25 weeks) you should be getting eggs very soon! If they free range you may even want to check around the yard and make sure they...
  13. MonicainAZ

    What breed?

    "I will look up the breed. Are they completely black when they hatch?" Black sex links are a hybrid, a mix of a red rooster (like a RIR) and a barred hen (such as a barred rock). They often have some yellow on their chest/belly but I've seen pics of completely black ones too. Since they are...
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    Male or Female

    My guess is pullet also. What a prettybirdie!
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    What breed or gender is this chicken?

    It looks like a white leghorn. I think it's a cockerel, but I'm not positive.
  16. MonicainAZ

    What breed?

    I'm going to guess she's a black sex link.
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    Australorps breed Thread

    What a handsome dude you've got there! I'm new to chickens so I can't really comment on his quality, but he sure is purdy.
  18. MonicainAZ

    Breed and gender question

    I agree with QM. The tail of that top one is starting to get pointy feathers, that's a cockerel. The other is a hen.
  19. MonicainAZ

    Need help confirming (or debunking?) the breed of a rooster

    I agree with donrae.
  20. MonicainAZ

    What breed is this chicken???

    Sometimes my Australorps lay speckled eggs, but in general they are medium brown. Hens that are laying will have bigger redder combs. Isa browns and red stars are both different names for red sex links, so they are basically the same thing. :)
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