Any females?

[Athiena14]

Any chances for a female in this group?

Male is a barred rock
Females are bsl, red sex link and a bsl/barred rock mix.

The rooster has been giving me cockerels all summer >.>

 

[CindyinSD]

Seems to me I read that with chickens the sex of offspring is determined by the mother. Genetics always makes my head hurt, though. Anyway, check it out before you start thinking about a rooster reboot.

 

[Athiena14]

I just looked up; here’s a link for you:

https://www.mypetchicken.com/backya...etermined-in-chickens-and-what-does-H100.aspx

that's insane

 

[Cyprus]

All but the 2nd are definite cockerels

 

[Athiena14]

All but the 2nd are definite cockerels

What might make the 2nd one female? The spots always confuses me

 

[Cyprus]

What might make the 2nd one female? The spots always confuses me

The smaller spot indicates that this chick has only one copy of barring. Females can only have one copy, males can have one or two.

 

[Athiena14]

The smaller spot indicates that this chick has only one copy of barring. Females can only have one copy, males can have one or two.

Im... I'm just gonna nod a pretend I understand that lol. Barred Gene's just confuse me. I understand that females that produce offspring with non barred, if theres a spot it's a male. And male barred will only produce barred.

 

[Athiena14]

Yup. And if a female barred mates with a Male barred then the offspring will have two different looking head dots.

The males will have a less defined, typically larger and splotchy spot.
The females will have a small, crisp and clean spot.

Ah okay. So hence why the second is the one you think is female

 

[Cyprus]

Ah okay. So hence why the second is the one you think is female

*possible female given we don't know the mother

 

[slordaz]

maybe the second one, but not sure do to the cross breed, maybe rooster wants your freezer full lol