Please tell me they aren't boys!!

[Gembeag]

I have 4 girl, red sex link chicks, a colleague said she thinks these two are boys because of their tail feathers! What do you all think?

 

[QueenMisha]

While the curl in the tail would normally be worrying, there's no worry here! Red Sex Links are named as such because they are Sex Linked. Males and females are a different color at hatching, so sexing is 100% accurate! What you see is what you get.

 

[Gembeag]

While the curl in the tail would normally be worrying, there's no worry here! Red Sex Links are named as such because they are Sex Linked. Males and females are a different color at hatching, so sexing is 100% accurate! What you see is what you get.

Thankyou. That is what I thought, my four were a very much paler colour than the two boys - that is why I chose them. We hatched them in the reception class at my school. I must admit though, she did sow a seed of doubt...!

 

[Gembeag]

This is elsie, looking quite different!

 

[QueenMisha]

Red Sex Links vary quite a lot in color. They can range from mostly red to mostly white and still be female, and the actual color can be anywhere from the deep red of a RIR to an orange color, brighter than a Buff Orp! It's because they're a hybrid breed, rather than purebred.

 

[Gembeag]

Red Sex Links vary quite a lot in color. They can range from mostly red to mostly white and still be female, and the actual color can be anywhere from the deep red of a RIR to an orange color, brighter than a Buff Orp! It's because they're a hybrid breed, rather than purebred.

Thank you. That has put my mind at rest.x