Ive wanted to start an Amberlink thread in the Breed section for a while now since theres not a whole lot of information out there about them. I thought maybe everyone that has them can add a little something to this!!
Easter weekend we purchased 6 pullets there the little yellow ones in the pic.
When they were about 4 weeks old it was obvious that we had 3 roosters out of the 6. The little roosters already were starting to get the beigey coloring while the little pullets were pure white plus the pullets were feathering out much faster.
Roo
Pullet
Up until the pullets reached about 8-9 weeks old they stayed pure white. They are gradually starting getting their little spots. The rooster is starting to get darker color feathers. The below pic was taken a few weeks ago and I need to get an updated one.
I spoke with Ann Clarke aka Grannieannie from the UK and this is what she told me. The reason they are slightly harder to sex is because they are feather sexed, and some do get missed. Amberlinks are basically a cross between a Light Sussex cockerel and a Rhode Island Red hen, but when they cross the Rhode Island Red Cockerel with a Light Sussex hen (plus all the other bits of genetics) the chicks are autosexing, so the girls are brown and the boys are creamy or white.
She generously sent me 2 pictures of 2 roosters shes had.
I hope what little bit of information I was able to provide can help someone.
Missi

Easter weekend we purchased 6 pullets there the little yellow ones in the pic.

When they were about 4 weeks old it was obvious that we had 3 roosters out of the 6. The little roosters already were starting to get the beigey coloring while the little pullets were pure white plus the pullets were feathering out much faster.
Roo

Pullet

Up until the pullets reached about 8-9 weeks old they stayed pure white. They are gradually starting getting their little spots. The rooster is starting to get darker color feathers. The below pic was taken a few weeks ago and I need to get an updated one.

I spoke with Ann Clarke aka Grannieannie from the UK and this is what she told me. The reason they are slightly harder to sex is because they are feather sexed, and some do get missed. Amberlinks are basically a cross between a Light Sussex cockerel and a Rhode Island Red hen, but when they cross the Rhode Island Red Cockerel with a Light Sussex hen (plus all the other bits of genetics) the chicks are autosexing, so the girls are brown and the boys are creamy or white.
She generously sent me 2 pictures of 2 roosters shes had.


I hope what little bit of information I was able to provide can help someone.
Missi
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