California - Northern

[Kaylish]

@lizanne and @chiqita THANK YOU! Lots of neighbors have hens, even a few roosters so I'll try not to stress...at least I don't live next to a donut shop!

 

[ronott1]

Are these any good? It's a Brinsea Eco-20 for $100.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brinsea-Oct...d=310932983233/?ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:1120

It depends on how high the auction goes. You can get that from Brinsea for $180.00 and then get a 10% discount. That brings it down to the $160.00 range for a new one.

They are very good incubators though.

 

[Kaylish]

Hova Bator in Sac for $100...wish I was closer.

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/grd/4426773498.html

 

[debs_flock]

What is a sexlet chicken?

I think what you mean to ask is sex link.

Basically it's an auto-sexing cross breed. There are various breeds of chickens that can be crossed and when their chicks hatch, you can tell what sex they are immediately based on color or markings.

When you get a chick from the feed store like a Red Star, Black Star, Production Red, etc. those are sex-links. They are crossbred, but their looks are standard within the cross and they are heavy producers of eggs.

Hope that helps.

Deb

 

[PetRock]

Hova Bator in Sac for $100...wish I was closer.

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/grd/4426773498.html

I picked up one of these for $80 on CL a short time ago. I had a good hatch with it but I had to fiddle around with the temp control. I prefer my Hovabator Genesis 1588 with its digital controls. I costs a little more but worth it IMO.

 

[PetRock]

I think what you mean to ask is sex link.

Basically it's an auto-sexing cross breed. There are various breeds of chickens that can be crossed and when their chicks hatch, you can tell what sex they are immediately based on color or markings.

When you get a chick from the feed store like a Red Star, Black Star, Production Red, etc. those are sex-links. They are crossbred, but their looks are standard within the cross and they are heavy producers of eggs.

Hope that helps.

Deb

How do you know which breeds will make sex links? Does one parent need to have the barring gene?

 

[ronott1]

How do you know which breeds will make sex links? Does one parent need to have the barring gene?

The standard breeds and general explanations are on the first post of this thread.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/261208/sex-linked-information

It works because the difference is located on the gender chromosome, so the boys look different from the girls. Sometimes it is barring, other times it is color.

 

[lizanne]

Hova Bator in Sac for $100...wish I was closer.

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/grd/4426773498.html

There are a couple on Ebay for around $50. That's what I got mine for. I even saw one for 15$ but it's from a goodwill in maine, and it looks "well used".

This one is new with a turner for $89

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hova-Bator-...479?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c3c441a7f

 

[tommysgirl]

How do you know which breeds will make sex links? Does one parent need to have the barring gene?

I am a genetics ninny but I do know that a barred or cuckoo hen will pass that trait on to only her male offspring if she is mated with a purebred red rooster. Same for a Silver Duckwing hen. I also learned that a Rooster that carries the blue gene covering a barred or cuckoo hen will produce blue sex links.

So if someone wanted to add blue chocolate egg laying hens to their flock they could use a blue or splash marans rooster over a cuckoo marans.

I have been spending time on the "sex link Information" thread. Those people are full of great information.

Quite by accident I have acquired a number of hens who when mated with my NICE NH boy will give me sex links

 

[chiqita]

It depends on how high the auction goes. You can get that from Brinsea for $180.00  and then get a 10% discount. That brings it down to the $160.00 range for a new one.

They are very good incubators though.

Also is it an ex or not. The regular are cheaper for sure. But for 100 I would get a regular for eggs I want to hand turn and like their own humidity.