How Do I Find the Breed of my Hens??

[Fred's Hens]

OK, after 5 minutes, your photos slooooooooooly loaded. It's little wonder, no offense, that folks haven't commented. Those photos are something like 12 meg. Much too large a photo file for the internet.

Anyhow, yes, they are barnyard mix of Red and White. Yes, they look similar to Red Sex Links that others post here, but they look very thick bodied. They are "mutts" and not a breed. They are just fine. Hope they lay well for you.

 

[clayb226]

Fred's Hens :

OK, after 5 minutes, your photos slooooooooooly loaded. It's little wonder, no offense, that folks haven't commented. Those photos are something like 12 meg. Much too large a photo file for the internet.

Anyhow, yes, they are barnyard mix of Red and White. Yes, they look similar to Red Sex Links that others post here, but they look very thick bodied. They are "mutts" and not a breed. They are just fine. Hope they lay well for you.

Thanks, I used my wife's camera and the pixel setting was very high. I get about 7 very large brown eggs a day from the 10 hens, the guy I got them from said that I would not be able to close a large egg carton, but I can with some difficulty sometimes. I am wanting my hens to hatch some chicks so I can have a few for butchering. I will try to cut the picture size down and download the to BYC server. Thanks again, have a great day, and be blessed.​

 

[RareBreedFancier]

Red Sex Links, where did you get them?

Being de-beaked I'm assuming they were in a commercial layer situation when they were younger and these lucky ones have been rescued. I had some ex free range Red Sex Links years ago, they were great layers.

Your roo does look like a RIR to me. Poor guy has lost some of his comb to frost bite so I'm sure he's glad to have a home now.

Edit to add: They are bred not to go broody so they produce lots of eggs. You might need to invest in an incubator or buy some hens of a breed that will go broody. I have heard they will occasionally go broody but mine never did.

 

[clayb226]

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Sorry, I got to looking after you mentioned them being debeaked, I now see you are right. It is strange things that slip by a newbie.

 

[clayb226]

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Thanks for the input, I have posted some smaller pictures, so maybe everyone will be able to download them at a faster rate. I did not realize that they were de-beaked at first, but they are. I think I am going to try to start to move to a pure breed that lays a lot of large eggs, and will sit on the eggs. I am thinking about moving towards a breed of Wyandotte. I think a dual purpose breed is essential, as many eggs as possible, and a good meat bird also. Got to love the forums breed selector.