I ordered 25 Black Sex Link pullets from Berg's Hatchery in Manitoba. I did some research and discovered that the Black Sex Link (also called Black Star) is a combination of a Rhode Island Red rooster and a Barred Rock hen. They are called Sex Link because the chicks can be sexed by colour whether they are male or female.
Black Sex Link hen and rooster
Black Sex Link hen
I also ordered (so far unbeknownst to husband) 15 Ameraucana unsexed chicks. I really want to try these as they lay green, blue, pink, white, and brown eggs. Hopefully I won't have too many males in the batch.
Ameraucana hen and rooster
3 comments:
are these for eggs or, er, Sunday dinner?
Hi LB,
These will be for eggs, but you need to read between the lines
"Hopefully I won't have too many males in the batch." ;)
I love the eggs from Ameraucana chickens, I grew up eating green eggs (not usually with ham, but still). What fun.
;-)
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