Missing Identity

[ramboas93]

I agree the black ones defiantly look like black sexlinks, but i have also had new hampshire/Australorps cross hens that look just like black sexlinks hens. The red ones color isnt right to be a rhode island red(RIR also will have back tips on their tail not white if anything) and appear to be more of some variety of red sexlink. All black ones can be difficult as their are multiple varieties of black breeds and would need more info like skin and leg color judging by the frame and stance one does seem like it could very well be a Australorp the other one on the hand to me from my experience the frame/posture/stance is all wrong to be a Australorp but then again it could just posing awkwardly.

Edit: On a side note Sexlinks make very great layers! and tend to be very healthy birds.

 

[JusWingit]

I do see a huge resemblance for the ISA Browns. I would say that the 6 are ISA. The black/brown ones have yellow feet and the all black have black feet. The black/browns are the largest chickens in my bunch. The all black are the same size as the Reds.

 

[junebuggena]

It looks like:
2 Black Australorps
1 red sexlink
3 golden comets or ISA Browns--a sex link that is different from a red sexlink.

Actually, there is very little difference between red sexlinks, gold comets, and ISA Browns. ISA Browns and Gold Comet are just different 'brand' names for red sexlinks.

 

[ronott1]

Actually, there is very little difference between red sexlinks, gold comets, and ISA Browns. ISA Browns and Gold Comet are just different 'brand' names for red sexlinks.

The ISA Brown and golden comets have patented genetics. You can't call any sexlink one of those and only certain hatcheries can sell them. They are either 3 or 4 way hybrids similar to some of the cornish crosses that are ready to process in 4 to 6 weeks.

Backyard hobbyists can't breed them, they can only come from hatcheries. They are very similar in laying ability from hatcheries. If I crossed the correct breeds to make a sexlink, they would not be as good of layers as the ones from a hatchery.

There is a difference, actually.

 

[junebuggena]

The ISA Brown and golden comets have patented genetics. You can't call any sexlink one of those and only certain hatcheries can sell them. They are either 3 or 4 way hybrids similar to some of the cornish crosses that are ready to process in 4 to 6 weeks.

Backyard hobbyists can't breed them, they can only come from hatcheries. They are very similar in laying ability from hatcheries. If I crossed the correct breeds to make a sexlink, they would not be as good of layers as the ones from a hatchery.

There is a difference, actually.

Not what I meant at all. I was responding to a post that said one looked like a red sexlink and a few looked like Isas or Gold Comets.
You can't SEE the difference. All hatchery sourced red sexlinks look the same. You can't tell just by look if one is a generic red sexlink and another is a Gold Comet. Without knowing exactly which hatchery they came from, there is no way to know.

 

[drumstick diva]

agree

 

[rebrascora]

It's like saying you have 6 pairs of denim jeans..... some may be Wrangler or Levis but they are all jeans. You have 6 red sex links, which may be a particular brand but since they don't have a label sown onto them with the brand name "Golden Comet", "ISA Brown" etc, all we can say they are jeans....sorry, red sex links

 

[junebuggena]

It's like saying you have 6 pairs of denim jeans..... some may be Wrangler or Levis but they are all jeans. You have 6 red sex links, which may be a particular brand but since they don't have a label sown onto them with the brand name "Golden Comet", "ISA Brown" etc, all we can say they are jeans....sorry, red sex links

EXACTLY!