Newbie questions

[Mamahen1]

OK what is a sexlink and what is so big about silkies and chochins and eastereggers???? im so confused

 

[LarryPQ]

A sexlink is a chicken that is able to be sexed at hatch. ie- Boys black, girls white.

Silkies- are fun, cute, pretty, and good for children. They look like toys, hence the appeal.

EEs- Lay all sorts of colored eggs, hardy, great layers, lay big eggs, and are usually OK meat birds.

 

[gryeyes]

A "sexlink" is a breed of chickens which can be sexed by feather color at hatching. Boys are one color, girls are another.

Silkies are good broody moms. Some people think they're adorable, but I like my chickens to look like chickens. And I don't need a broody.

Cochins are BIG FLUFFY chickens - I want a dark cochin!! Black, or blue....

Easter Eggers are mutts with some Amereucana in them, and lay green eggs. They can look a zillion different ways, that is, as "mutts" or cross-breeds, they don't have a particular feather color/pattern. I have one, she's partridge colored (and beautiful) and her eggs are a lovely mint green.

 

[Mamahen1]

ok thank you both ive got 4 BOs and 4 RIRs so i was just wondering