OK! The breeding MUST be a Rhode Island Red ROOSTER to a Barred Rock HEN. Otherwise it won't work. Birds etc. are difficult to tell if they are male of female when first hatched. Well, all chicks having white head & chest spots will be ROOSTERS - all solid BLACK chicks will be HENS. You can tell right away by the color if you are to prepare it for the pot or laying eggs. Your trivia for the day folks. Yep, my wonderful GSDs had many many good fresh eggs, raw and/or cooked. Norma no L ----- Original Message ----- From: "Becky" <zarniwoop1973@xxxxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <gsdramey@xxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 8:52 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: mail Sure, why not? Black sex-links are a Barred Rock to a Rhode Island Red - either way, they should be a non-setter, and I've got a hen that is determined to raise some babies. I had housesitters here a couple of weekends ago, and when I got home I went to check the chickens. OMG where are Ms. Broody's eggs? I called the sitter...and the eggs are in the fridge, oops, sorry. Ewww.... To make this GSD related - the dogs got those eggs. Becky McElroy Calhan, CO --- On Wed, 7/9/08, Norma Ramey <gsdramey@xxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Norma Ramey <gsdramey@xxxxxxx> > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: mail > To: MyJoyGS@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 7:21 AM Let's start a thread about -- ahem -- maybe Black SEX Link Chickens for laughs (honest, this IS the name of a breed of chicken)! Norma no L ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================