Posts Tagged ‘sex link’

admin - Sex Link Chickens and More « Backyard Poultry (4/30/2012)

So have you ever wondered which hybrid chicken to choose, or even if you should use them? or maybe you are wondering if you would want to try a hybrid chicken… I will start off by giving you some of the hybrid egg layers commonly found: *NOTE-The names, especially for the red sex links often [...]

admin - Jackson Hole News&Guide (3/4/2012)

Homestyle hens Backyard chicken coops raise spirits, net eggs. By Elizabeth Clair Flood, Jackson Hole, Wyo. February 8, 2012 Daffodil is a curious chestnut hen with a red waddle and comb. She laid her first egg inside the house, snuggled in a sock box, listening to Vivaldi’s “Quattro Stagione.” Frankie, a leghorn rooster with silky [...]

admin - Back Yard Chickens (part two) (10/15/2011)

This is a followup to my first article on backyard chickens which was an intro into the concept. Since that time, I had the opportunity for my friend to introduce me to their newly constructed chicken coop and their three new chickens. with that brief intro, lets meet our chicken friends. First up lets meet [...]

admin - Sex Linked Breeds (10/11/2011)

With most standard breeds of chickens you will not be able to be certain of the sex of your chicks until around 3 months old. with sex-linked breeds you can tell the sex of the chicks on the day that they are born. There are some sex links which use differences in featheriong to sex [...]

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