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[7kiariders]

So my wife and I started to get back into raising chickens, the last time we had a back yard flock was about 5 years ago. We went to tractor supply and bought 20 chicks yesterday.We have 5 kids we eat a lot of eggs! We got 10 barred rocks and 10 black sex links, they are all supposed to be sexed, but I only have 5 all black chicks so I am worried that they were not properly sexed and I got 5 black sex link roos.Hopefully we can start getting eggs by the end of the year but our winters can be bad sometimes so may not get eggs till the spring. Looking forward to hearing the egg songs!

 

[muddy75]

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
There is no egg song. It's an escort call.
The eggs start coming based on the birds breed, sexual development and length of day. Cold weather has very little impact. It will have an impact if the birds are too stressed by not having proper ventilation, space and shelter. Cover those bases and you should have eggs this winter.

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. It may be that the breed was mismarked. That happens a lot at Tractor Supply.

 

[Pearlescent]

Mix-ups happen a lot at TSC, sadly.

 

[2ndTink]

Welcome to BYC and welcome back to the backyard flock life!

TSC is notorious for having the wrong chicks in bins, there is a forum here that you can post your chicks and get input on breeds.

 

[N F C]

Hi, congrats on establishing a new flock...thanks for joining us!

 

[Bsmac]

Hello! Welcome to BYC! Good luck with your flock!

 

[sourland]

Good morning, and welcome to BYC.

 

[GodLovesU]

You can find your state/country thread here! If you want to learn more about navigating the website you can check it out here. If you end up needing to rehome some roosters this article may be helpful. God bless and have a great day!