Are AustraWhite chicks sex-linked?

[Rachel'sFlock]

Or are all the chicks yellow with black speckles like a California White?

 

[draye]

I don't think they are sex linked.
I think they are like California Whites to an extinct. I thnk most roosters are white and pullets show the black speckles.

 

[Rachel'sFlock]

so, the cockerals have no speckles?
Thanks for the reply!

 

[draye]

You may get one once in a while that have speckles but not very many.

 

[Rachel'sFlock]

You may get one once in a while that have speckles but not very many.

So, if I am understanding you correctly, they are sex-linked. The pullets have speckles and the cockerals don't (or rarely do).
Is that right?

 

[draye]

I guess you could call them sex link. Although I don't think you can really tell at hatch if they are male or female.

 

[Rachel'sFlock]

I guess you could call them sex link. Although I don't think you can really tell at hatch if they are male or female.

Ok, thanks so much for your kind help!
I really appreciate it.
Do you keep AustraWhites? How do you like them? Do their personalities favor the Leghorn or the Aussies? Do they mature early (say, 20 weeks) like the Aussies?
I have been considering keeping a separate flock of Leghorns, and allowing them to free-range on opposite days from my Black Australorps, but if the AustraWhites are a good hybrid, I might just buy some WL pullets and make my own, allowing them to mingle freely with my BAs..
I would prefer to keep just BA roos. I love their personalities.
Thanks again!

 

[Spangled]

I like my two AustraWhites. They are great layers ... as in usually 6 eggs a week even through their first winter without supplemental light. It remains to be seen what their second winter will be like since they will be finishing their molt.

I've had Leghorns and Australorps and it seems that AustraWhites are pretty much in the middle. They are loud when they lay an egg. They are much more excitable that my Australorps when I move quietly through the coop. However, my AustraWhites don't hide as much as my Australorps.

Yeah, I'm confused as to how exactly AustraWhites could be sexlinked. They are genetically dominant white ... well, heterozygous dominant white. One of mine carries blue/black/splash and one is ER (birchen). So anyway, I don't see how they could be sexlinked themselves nor how they could make sexlinks either. Barring isn't involved, and aren't they both gold based? If they're both gold they can't be sex linked by that method. So ... hmmm. Not sexlinked by the most common methods. They're also not sexlinked by B(sd).

Egg color in mine is just off white. The eggs look white until I place them next to a Campine egg.

 

[Rachel'sFlock]

I like my two AustraWhites. They are great layers ... as in usually 6 eggs a week even through their first winter without supplemental light. It remains to be seen what their second winter will be like since they will be finishing their molt.
I've had Leghorns and Australorps and it seems that AustraWhites are pretty much in the middle. They are loud when they lay an egg. They are much more excitable that my Australorps when I move quietly through the coop. However, my AustraWhites don't hide as much as my Australorps.
Yeah, I'm confused as to how exactly AustraWhites could be sexlinked. They are genetically dominant white ... well, heterozygous dominant white. One of mine carries blue/black/splash and one is ER (birchen). So anyway, I don't see how they could be sexlinked themselves nor how they could make sexlinks either. Barring isn't involved, and aren't they both gold based? If they're both gold they can't be sex linked by that method. So ... hmmm. Not sexlinked by the most common methods. They're also not sexlinked by B(sd).
Egg color in mine is just off white. The eggs look white until I place them next to a Campine egg.

Thanks, so much for your reply!
I have been wondering a lot about this breed, and always like to do a bit of research before I make up my mind about trying something new, where my chicks are concerned.
Thanks, again! They sound very nice.