Mrs. Fluffy Puffy :
Another question: Does it work on Bantams Too? Could you get a Red/Buff Silkie rooster and breed it with a Grey Silkie Hen and get sex link chicks?
Yes you can.
LF X LF, Bantam X Bantam, LF X Bantam, it will all work the same if the birds have the right genes.
Mrs. Fluffy Puffy :
Question: Is Silver And Gold the only "Sex Link" Colors? Or can you use other colors?
Gold roo on Silver hen
Non Barred roo on Barred hen
And Recessive Sexlinked Chocolate roo on a Black patterned hen are the only three sexlink producing color pairings that I know of. In...
they'reHISchickens :
Silver gene: would you be able to use a gold roo with a black hen with no gold undertones? We have a blue egg layer with no gold tones at all. She has white( silver) undertones in her black. Woudl this indicate a silver gene? Also, is this in any way connected to the blue...
Mrs. Fluffy Puffy :
Humm, so what could I use? Maybe a Golden EE roo, and a Silver Game hen?
Yep, it you want more like the ones you hatched then you could go with that paring again, or you could branch out into using other breeds.
Mrs. Fluffy Puffy :
Awesome! So when they silver and brown EEs get bigger, could I breed them together and produe sex links?
No It only works with the first cross, you have to have a pure gold gene roo and a silver gene hen ( either can be any breed as long as they meet those criteria) and...
Mrs. Fluffy Puffy :
Possible Parents:
EE Roo ( Father? )
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/47807_dsc_0051.jpg
Grey American Game Hen. ( Mother? )
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/47807_dsc_0589.jpg
Yes, that combo would produce sexlinks, the roo looks like he should...