We are new to chickens, can you help tell us for sure what we have? They are supposedly females and I was told one was an americauna (but I doubt that is correct) and the other was called a red-sex linked. I am not even sure exactly what that means. There are actually two of the red ones but one didn't want to come out of the house for the photo shoot! First one has blueish legs: The red chickens look like this: So what do you think?
oh the 1st 1 is so pretty, well they mean your 1st 1 is the americauna but I cant tell you if it is pure, the 2nd is the sex link red meaning it was bred with one of the red breeds and something elselike rhode island red X and they look like hens they should be laying soon by the look of them. gl in your blue eggs.
Look like my ameracuans/EEs and my red sex-link cross. Of the latter there are several one is called a Red Star, another golden comet--all look pretty much the same. Good laying birds.
I agree - the first one looks like an Americauna cross and the second red-sex link pullet (here's a link to sex-links - I bookmarked this page it is very helpful figuring out the "links"): http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Sex-links/BRKSexLink.html Melissa
Thank you everyone. That pretty much confirmed what I was thinking. We are hoping that sometime soon we will have eggs. I guess I am going to have to join the "waiting the impossible wait" thread! We really have no idea how old any of the chickens are so we don't know how much longer it will be... but I guess we will get there eventually. Thanks again!
I believe the second one if a Golden Buff. My pullet is one and looks just like that. I have four Golden Buffs, and they vary in color- from light butterscotch to dark cinnamon. Here's mine. See the resemblance?
Well, I think that answered the question I was going to ask about my "black star" that I don't think is... We ended up with two roos with our initial batch, and the barred one is really a watch dog around his girls, starting to whine (crowing) and is totally on the ball. Our pretty silver laced wyandotte on the other hand, is I believe the fashion consultant for the hens. He looks all pretty but acts mostly like one of the girls. You just never know. You might be lucky and he will stay tame for you. Handle them a lot. I hold them agains my chest and rub their throats. They close their eyes and make funny purring noises. It helps tame them by handing them a lot.
