sexlink hen

  1. C

    Help! Nictitating membrane (third eye) not moving

    Help! I’m new to chickens and trying to do my best for them! I have 4 hens that are 6-7months old. One of my black sex-link’s eyes is closed at all times, and when I hope the lids, her nictitating membrane doesn’t move/remains there so her eye looks cloudy. No sign of respiratory illness - no...
  2. President_ChickenGirl

    Traumatic Chicken Experience

    Ok so this is the first time I had to deal with flystrike. My hen was sick with a tumor, and when I came back from a week-long vacation, she had gone downhill very quickly. The next night, she was sleeping in the run (which is not normal). Some of her back tail feathers were missing and so I...
  3. Mama_rama

    Hi! I'm in South Florida!

    Hello all! I'm a new to chickens, forums, and threads! 🙂 I have already posted a couple lengthy contributions, but nonetheless, I'd like to share that I am new to BYC and to chicken keeping since late April of this year when I aquired 4 Brown sex link hens and an EGLU Cube MK2. I have ALWAYS...
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  4. W

    Rooster or more mature hen?

    Hi all, we got 10 chickens about a month ago, they are black and red sexlinks. From we can tell they may be 10ish weeks of age, no one knew how old they were when we bought them. We have one that looks way different from the rest, could this one be a rooster?!?
  5. Raymber

    Male or female

    I hatched a few of my own eggs from my flock. The Rooster I believe is a Sapphire Gem chicken, it was labeled as Blue Rock at TSC. Anyway, the hen is Black Sex link. I am wondering if I can tell the sex of the chick at hatch, or is that not possible. I’m still learning about the whole autosexing...
  6. F1 Golden Laced Wyandotte x Sex Link Hen

    F1 Golden Laced Wyandotte x Sex Link Hen

    The hen was bought 3-22-14 She was put down due to internal laying on 5-9-16 Golden Laced Wyandotte Bought 6-1-12 from chickens for backyards He was killed by dogs on april 15,2015 so set eggs from the sex link above and got this chick Hatched 4-27-15
  7. chickenreyna

    is it possible for one of my hens to permanently lost a toenail?

    Bless her heart, they are so fast moving I've been so busy trying to do everything i have not paid close attention to her left foot. Ever since, i rescued her during beginning of summer every now and then she will walk with her left foot curled up and its same toe always missing a toe nail but...
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