Any guess on this pullet?

[Smdoty]

I have some black sex links from last year. They don’t look that much alike. But I’ve never seen any that weren’t a cross between barred rocks and RIR. I’ve also never seen them with shiny feathers like this.

 

[JedJackson]

We picked up three birds recently that we were told were Marans. One cuckoo and two black copper. I don’t doubt that the cuckoo is a cuckoo, but I can’t decide on the other two. Are they BCM, Black marans, or something completely different? A friend thought maybe they had ayam cemani in them since their faces are so dark, but their skin isn’t black. I think they look like crows

I agree with KikiLeigh, probably black sex links. But they could also be Asian blacks, a new mixed strain the hatcheries and feed stores are selling. They are usually mostly black with some gold or silver leakage. Said to be very good layers.

 

[Smdoty]

I was just getting ready to ask if that was a possibility. I actually figured out that they came from Hoover’s hatchery and I was going through what they sell. I had black sexlinks that came from Hoover and these birds are definitely not that, but Asian black seems like a likely candidate.

 

[KikiLeigh02]

I can't quite figure it out, are Asian Blacks technically another version of Black Sex Links? The hatcheries aren't super clear.

I agree with KikiLeigh, probably black sex links. But they could also be Asian blacks, a new mixed strain the hatcheries and feed stores are selling. They are usually mostly black with some gold or silver leakage. Said to be very good layers.

 

[Smdoty]

Could be, but here in the Midwest, black sexlinks are synonymous with RIRxBR and I knew these didn’t resemble that cross.

 

[JedJackson]

I can't quite figure it out, are Asian Blacks technically another version of Black Sex Links? The hatcheries aren't super clear.

No, I don't think Asian blacks are sex linked, since the males and females are similar in color and there is no barring involved. That's my understanding, anyway. I think they are just a mixed strain developed for meat and eggs, like Dixie Rainbows, but mostly black in color.

 

[TheTwoRoos]

It’s a black sexlink

 

[TheTwoRoos]

Asian black hens don’t have that much gold leakage.

 

[drumstick diva]

agree with Jed Jackson

 

[Smdoty]

Hatchery birds have a tendency to not be very good examples of the breed. I’m fairly certain these birds came from Hoover.