Barnyard mixes, right?

[ChickenExtreme]

BSL

 

[Erin~TheChickenLover]

Yes, but where did the farm get their birds? They could have hatchery stock or they could have birds they bred themselves in which the parent stock came from other breeders. To get a black sex link, a barred rock hen is used. Either a Rhode Island Red or a New Hampshire rooster is bred to the barred rock hen. Thus, you can see some variation depending on which breed of rooster is used. A sex link can not be produced if one of the parents is sex linked. If you know what farm they came from, you should be able to tell if these are BSLs. If there are barred rock hens with either RIR or NH roosters, then they are BSLs.

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

Your saying that chick is 4 and a half months old?

Blah. You're right, those are only 3 and a half months. Most of the flock she was living with were 18 weeks last week. I moved all of those to the layer flock today, so I guess I have 18 wk olds on the brain.

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

Yes, but where did the farm get their birds? They could have hatchery stock or they could have birds they bred themselves in which the parent stock came from other breeders. To get a black sex link, a barred rock hen is used. Either a Rhode Island Red or a New Hampshire rooster is bred to the barred rock hen. Thus, you can see some variation depending on which breed of rooster is used. A sex link can not be produced if one of the parents is sex linked. If you know what farm they came from, you should be able to tell if these are BSLs. If there are barred rock hens with either RIR or NH roosters, then they are BSLs. 

Nope, no clue where they came from. I'm thrilled with BSL; those are great birds.

 

[ChickenExtreme]

Nope, no clue where they came from. I'm thrilled with BSL; those are great birds.

Yes, good egg production

 

[donrae]

I seriously doubt they are sex links. That's a color I've hatched out barnyard mix birds a fair amount. I mean, what are the chances this random farm who is not selling hatching eggs is breeding for black sex links?

 

[Panth]

actually, anytime you have a barred hen and a "gold" rooster, you will end up with that color.

 

[donrae]

actually, anytime you have a barred hen and a "gold" rooster, you will end up with that color.

I know that, but I'm saying I've also got that color from a ee/leghorn mom and a bsl roo. So they're not automatically sex links.

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

I seriously doubt they are sex links. That's a color I've hatched out barnyard mix birds a fair amount. I mean, what are the chances this random farm who is not selling hatching eggs is breeding for black sex links?

This was my thought as well, although according to the teacher the farm was advertizing hatching eggs. That's why I was so angry on her behalf when she told me they got the eggs out of the cooler for her.

I'm 90% sure they're mutts.

 

[Erin~TheChickenLover]

This was my thought as well, although according to the teacher the farm was advertizing hatching eggs. That's why I was so angry on her behalf when she told me they got the eggs out of the cooler for her.

I'm 90% sure they're mutts.

They may be, but it's surprising that both of them are exactly the same. All the mutts I've hatched have had small differences to them.