Identifying A Few Breeds

[LaurEliz]

Hello! I know most of the breeds of chickens I have, though not all. There are some that other people purchased for me that I am not familiar with yet, but have been curious about. As far as I know, none of them are any cross breeds of any sort, but I could be wrong.

First, these two chicks. I have photos of both of them as they got older below as well. Sorry for the lack of full-body photos. They are harder ones to photograph.

--The black one:

--The brown one:

Thanks in advance for any insight.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

The black is a sex link, the red a production red.

 

[BlackIce]

The black is a sex link, the red a production red.

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[LaurEliz]

Thanks guys. A sex link is two different breeds mixed where one sex gets one color and the other gets the other, right? What exactly is a production red?

 

[Fishkeeper]

A production red is a Rhode island red that's been specifically bred to lay as many eggs as possible. Unfortunately, it's not good for them to lay that often, and they don't tend to live anywhere near as long as other chickens.

 

[BlackIce]

correct on the sex link. male will carry the color of one parent whereas females carry the other. this is why sexlinks are helpful when picking out chicks so if you know what gender you prefer it helps a lot.

 

[LaurEliz]

Alright. Thanks again for the info, you guys!

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Black Sex Link
Full body pic please? Could be a Red Sex Link....

 

[LaurEliz]

Black Sex Link
Full body pic please? Could be a Red Sex Link....

This one is a bit skittish, so it's hard. This is the best I have managed to get:

 

[BlackIce]

The black one is a black sexlink for sure. The one claimed as a production red could be a red sexlink but the black is definitely black sexlink.