I am looking for a little information about our recent cross between a Barred Rock roo and our 3 Red Star hens. We hatched 8 chicks yesterday. 4 are black with head spots and some yellow/white on their backs and 4 are yellow. I was actually expecting all chicks to be similar. And I was actually expecting the chicks to be barred when they feather out.
I read a bit about RS and see that the hen in those mixes is probably white...so is it correct that my yellow chicks will be white? I know that there should be no sex linking--so is it equally feasible that I will have boys and girls from either color?
We did take pictures of wing feathers but not sure if that will help with sexing after reading some about wing feather sexing.
I saw one pic of similar chicks from a BR roo over a RIR hen, but couldnt find adult pics of those chicks. Anyone have ideas on what I am going to get?
Thanks!
I read a bit about RS and see that the hen in those mixes is probably white...so is it correct that my yellow chicks will be white? I know that there should be no sex linking--so is it equally feasible that I will have boys and girls from either color?
We did take pictures of wing feathers but not sure if that will help with sexing after reading some about wing feather sexing.
I saw one pic of similar chicks from a BR roo over a RIR hen, but couldnt find adult pics of those chicks. Anyone have ideas on what I am going to get?
Thanks!