hens for eggs....what the heck kind are they????

[Harley's girl]

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Huh, I did not know that. So how can you tell them from RIR? Is the RIR darker? I am just wandering, I have adult RIR's and baby New Hamps reds. Will I be able to tell which is which when they are older? Oh I hope

I also have baby gold sex-links. They will have whiteish feathering under them? Thanks

 

[Farmer Kitty]

The brown ones I would say are a sex link. They look like mine do.

 

[luvmychicknkids]

Harley's girl :

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Huh, I did not know that. So how can you tell them from RIR? Is the RIR darker? I am just wandering, I have adult RIR's and baby New Hamps reds. Will I be able to tell which is which when they are older? Oh I hope

I also have baby gold sex-links. They will have whiteish feathering under them? Thanks

Yeah, the sex links will have white feathers mixed in. Here is my girl, Lily, she has more white than a lot I have seen. I think they are beautiful chickens and very sweet natured, good layers.

The feathers on her back are beautiful.....white edged in red with a red line down the middle....almost looks like dark colored oats.

I also have a RIR and she is pretty dark with some black in her tail feathers but I don't know about New Hamps.​

 

[vagrantboy]

looks like the red sexlink might be correct!
yours looks almost exactly the same as mine.

ill post a pic of the white and the darker hens tomorow.

you guys are AWESOME!

i love it here.

 

[vagrantboy]

here are some better pics for ya.

 

[luvmychicknkids]

Hmmmmmm..........that sure looks like a rose comb on your white one. Soooo...if that is the case, rose comb, yellow legs, full body, heavy features.......my vote is White Wyandotte!

The red and white ones are definite Sex Link.

I am still guessing Partridge Rock on the dark one, but that is the one I feel least certain on.

You have a beautiful bunch of ladies there who should make some very productive members of the family.

 

[fancyfowl4ever]

If there was such thing as a silver rock I would say that darker hen is just that, if its neck hackles were gold and black partridge would totally fit the bill, but on my monitor her hackles seem to be silver and black.
Her chest colouring does remind me of more of a dark brahma or something of that sort.

I think she is a very pretty mixed breed!

 

[ThePRfan]

Need bettet pics,I see Red sexlinks,no NHR...or EE,UNless its bearded.

 

[keesmom]

Need bettet pics,I see Red sexlinks,no NHR...or EE,UNless its bearded.

The original post is almost 7 years old. Many of those birds could be long gone by now.

 

[sourland]

The original post is almost 7 years old. Many of those birds could be long gone by now.

Zombie thread for sure.