We got this as a bonus chick w/our chicken order. We thought it was a rhode island red but he is bigger and his tail feathers dont curl they stick straight out....can anyone tell us what kind he is?
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We got this as a bonus chick w/our chicken order. We thought it was a rhode island red but he is bigger and his tail feathers dont curl they stick straight out....can anyone tell us what kind he is?
Red sex link??
That might just be it [img]/forums/images/icons/grin.gif[/img] , but can't find a picture of a red sex-link rooster on any sites... Anyone know of a website w/ rooster picts??
I don't see him in there. He's the nicer of the two and bigger. [img]/forums/images/icons/cool.gif[/img] Wanted to see if we can't have some chicks this spring, does it matter if he's not really a RI Red?
I agree, red sex link. I have 4 of them. I think that is a hen. If it was yellow as a peep then it is a rooster. If it was dark, then it is a hen. The sex link rooster is long gone, he was a vicious beast! He attacked my 2 year old and knocked her down for no reason while she was playing on the swingset. My wife was in the garden, jumped up and hit him with a shovel as he was going in for a second attack. That didn't even phase him! My wife's maternal instincts kicked in, and she went after that rooster for hurting her baby! I came home from work to find feathers all over the yard from a shotgun blast. From now on, as soon as a rooster becomes mean, we just make him dinner... We don't wait for an attack on the children.
Sex Link Rooster:
http://www.n4ziq.com/chick4.jpg
Sex link hens:
http://www.n4ziq.com/chick2.jpg
Do you think ours will grow white feathers later or is he just a little different in color markings?
So far he hasn't gone after the girls its the Rhode Island Red that keeps attacking them. Today he got our two year old [img]/forums/images/icons/mad.gif[/img] , our processing appt is next week. I guess we are going to keep him the dog cage until then. The attacks just keep getting worst.
Its too bad too, I love to wake up to the crowing in the morning. Whats a farm w/out the crowing?????
[img]/forums/images/icons/grin.gif[/img] .................... If this keeps looks like it will be a happier one.