6th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2015 Hatch-A-Long

[DevilsDenHen]

  nice bator

Oh thank you! I had to hunt down the UPS guy today lol stalked him couldn't wait all day for it now. Lol

 

[Amberjem]

ebay has a buncha nice eggs out there

 

[chickkrakidd]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/261208/sex-linked-information

Red Rooster with silver hen makes a red sexlink. They will have a dark chipmonk pattern for the pullets and a faded pattern for cockerels.

BBS rooster with barred hens make black sex links.

Check the first post in the thread above for more information and examples of breeds that work.

I thought I read somewhere that it was red Roos on a barred hen made black sex-link chicks... I'll take your word for it Ron. You seem to be right about almost everything else so far.

 

[Aliciahess]

I just tried to tell my DH that I need another incubator. He made some weird noise and rolled his eyes.
So I have my eggs upstairs and am very grateful I work during the day...otherwise I would never leave them alone. I keep wanting to just go stare at them and will them to move.

 

[ronott1]

I thought I read somewhere that it was red Roos on a barred hen made black sex-link chicks... I'll take your word for it Ron. You seem to be right about almost everything else so far.

In the list of breeds used for black sex links, there is a wheaten group that will work. An RIR Rooster over a buff catalona, buff leghorn or a red leghorn will make a black sexlink. Not with barred rocks though and that cross may have some white eggs instead of brown.

It is not commonly used.

Edited to add: I do not know what I was thinking. A Red Rooster(NH or RIR) X Barred rock(or other barred breed) will make a black sex link. The other way, barred rooster x Red pullet will not make a sexlink.

 

[valleychicks]

In the list of breeds used foor black sex links, there is a wheaten group that willl work. An RIR Rooster over a buff catalona, buff leghorn or a red leghorn will make a red sexlink. Not with barred rocks though and that cross may have some white eggs instead of brown.

It is not commonly used.

Here is some info on Sex links. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/261208/sex-linked-information

 

[chickkrakidd]

In the list of breeds used foor black sex links, there is a wheaten group that willl work. An RIR Rooster over a buff catalona, buff leghorn or a red leghorn will make a red sexlink. Not with barred rocks though and that cross may have some white eggs instead of brown.

It is not commonly used.

So what would a RIR over a barred hen give you? Just a weird mutt? Lol

 

[blackgoat]

ebay has a buncha nice eggs out there

Ack! I don't know if I can resist getting some 'chocolate' eggs for Valentines Day HAL. Yup, going to have to do that... thanks...now to try and explain to the hubby, "It was those BYC people, they made me do it!"

 

[darkbluespace]

Ack! I don't know if I can resist getting some 'chocolate' eggs for Valentines Day HAL. Yup, going to have to do that... thanks...now to try and explain to the hubby, "It was those BYC people, they made me do it!"

I hope they come in a heart shaped box!!

 

[Amberjem]

Ack! I don't know if I can resist getting some 'chocolate' eggs for Valentines Day HAL. Yup, going to have to do that... thanks...now to try and explain to the hubby, "It was those BYC people, they made me do it!"

I am resisting the faverollie eggs......... I just dont trust online shopping it's a good thing or I'd be in tons of trouble