Thick legs on chick??

[artsyrobin]

Hi all, been told this is a red sex link- her legs seem a bit thick- is that a sex link trait? She's about 3 weeks...

 

[Opa]

I think you may have a rooster.

 

[RIVERRAT]

not an expert. but i'm gueessing red broiler.if it eats like a piggy an poops alot i'm right.

 

[sherrydeanne]

My red sex link has ridiculously thick legs. She doesnt' look exactly like yours, but her legs are thicker than my roos who were a week older.

 

[Mahonri]

Could be a red broiler roo?

Or a Production red roo?

... with legs that thick I doubt it's a pullet.... but anything is possible.

 

[artsyrobin]

here are a couple more images- both of these chicks were free from tsc pullet bin...they had been pecked pretty bad, and they gave them to me.

the younger one is in the bottom photo in the front

 

[RIVERRAT]

in about a week if it looks like my avatar then red broiler

 

[Momo]

I have an EE x BSL pullet with super thick legs; from day one I was sure she was a rooster; she even developed a big red three-row pea comb. I had her in with the cockerels for quite awhile before I did a double-take a realized she was a girl! I named her "Pat" and she's laying nice big green eggs now ...

 

[artsyrobin]

then maybe she is a she...

thanks for sharing... poor little pat!

 

[Gdelaporte]

@sherrydeanne, can you post pics of your red sex links at 5 weeks? I was also given 2 that had been pecked at from TSC and I think they’re red sex links but we’re concerned they might be roo’s.