Tractor Supply Co Sexing - Accurate?

[DesertBird]

Unfortunately none of those are Buttercups. They look like this as chicks.

Not too big of a deal for me, luckily - breeds weren't my main concern. Do you think they're all RIR's? They have thin black lines on their heads. I just wanted to get a more docile breed, and the girl said Sicilian's should be docile.

 

[keesmom]

I'll go out and take a better quality pic, but here's one of them. The girl said she was worried they might be RIR's, because the girls who put them in the bins yesterday put RIR's and Sicilian's together and they seem to look very similar.

They don't look alike and I doubt the store got any Buttercups looking at the pictures you posted.

 

[keesmom]

Not too big of a deal for me, luckily - breeds weren't my main concern. Do you think they're all RIR's? They have thin black lines on their heads. I just wanted to get a more docile breed, and the girl said Sicilian's should be docile.

They could be red sex links or production reds too. Hard to say until they get older.

Our Buttercups are rather laid back and entertaining. All 3 have spurs too.

 

[DesertBird]

They don't look alike and I doubt the store got any Buttercups looking at the pictures you posted.

I believe I have at least 2 RIR's on my hands, but this is one of the chicks with the most prominent black line.

 

[DesertBird]

THIS VIDEO IS NOT FOR EVERYBODY!
DO NOT CLICK THIS LINK IF YOU ARE FAINT OF HEART!!!

Not all hatcheries are like this one..

What is it? I'm very faint of heart. Is it chickens being treated horribly?

 

[DesertBird]

They could be red sex links or production reds too. Hard to say until they get older.

Our Buttercups are rather laid back and entertaining. All 3 have spurs too.

Is it true that those two breeds die earlier or of ovarian cancer? I can't remember where I read that.

 

[Kiki]

Is it true that those two breeds die earlier or of ovarian cancer? I can't remember where I read that.

"Production" breeds don't usually produce as long or live as long as heritage breeds.

 

[DesertBird]

"Production" breeds don't usually produce as long or live as long as heritage breeds.

That's so sad. I hope they're not those two, then, but they probably are.


As a follow up question, what are the "chipmunk" backed ones? EE's? They look so similar to EE's, to me, and even the girl wasn't sure. She assumed Barnevelder's since those didn't have images of chicks on the picture thing, and when I looked it up, they do seem similar to Barnevelder's except a bit lighter.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

What is it? I'm very faint of heart. Is it chickens being treated horribly?

I deleted it.. Too much sadness. I tried to just put up a link but the video appeared. I didn't want it to be so easy to view in case somebody clicked it by accident. It was footage from a major hatchery.

 

[Kiki]

Chipmunk look like EE to me.