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That is generally the case. I have not had big problems either (an occasional one that is mis-sexed, but that was it.) But there is always a possibility of a person mixing them up after they have been sexed. I read of one person who ordered 25 cockerels each of many breeds to compare how they...

SOME Red Sexlinks have a white tail. But SOME Red Sexlinks have black tails and do look like Rhode Island Red or New Hampshire Red or Production Red. Ideal Poultry sells some with black tails and some with white tails (according to the descriptions on the website). The whole point of a sexlink...

With that variety of colors, yes I do see why you say they look like several different kinds. "Red Star" is the one where the description says one thing (look like Production Reds) and the photo does not match (shows a hen with a white tail.) They really should fix that page, if the photo is...

The point of sexlinks is that they can be sexed by color at hatch. Production Reds and Rhode Island Reds are not color-sexable at hatch. If the chicks can be sexed by color at hatch, then they are sexlinks, no matter how they look as adults. The common white-tailed red sexlinks are the result...

How do you know they sent the wrong kind? Based on what I read in their descriptions, some of the Red Sexlink types would look exactly like that.

That would be why I said they are not "drastically" different. I am not saying they are identical, just that the differences are not going to be obvious to people who are handling many different breeds of chicks and are not experts on any of them.

Ideal Poultry is selling day-old chicks. Male and female Welsummer chicks do not look drastically different at hatch.

Regarding the title: I think this was probably a mistake on Ideal's part, not a deliberate scam. Large numbers of people (including myself) have placed multiple orders from Ideal, and gotten what they paid for. The rate of good experiences vs. problems makes it look like they are honest with...

Good point. Most often, Ideal's sales are just for females or straight run, without the option of all males. That makes it less likely that someone would select all males by mistake (but it could still happen.)