Barred Rock x Speckled Sussex??

[wantedman66]

That sounds like some interesting mix's,must of been unique looking and I am hoping to get some blue barring.

 

[speckledhen]

There were several accidental crosses in this batch that were supposed to be all pure BRs, but there were roosters in the mix in my friend's barnyard that weren't supposed to even be fertile, lol.
Here was the male from the Cochin/Silkie x BR. I dont know what he looked like grown because I sold him.



His three lookalike sisters were with me for years. Kate, Tux and Olivia were the PoufyHead Sisters. Loved those hens. This was Olivia.




And one of the Silver Phoenix x BR males:



Their SP x BR sister:


And there were three EE x BR pullets, but no males from that cross to compare.

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[wantedman66]

Wow I like those especially the first one she's huge and the last one almost looks like a young black or blue Orpington "sorry color blind"the first little barred one almost looks like maybe some polish or silky maybe?I'm really starting to get into BR's the few I have now are very quiet and calm even my rooster Larry he is friendlier than the girls and hardly ever crows,I would hope some of these traits get passed on when I breed him this spring.

 

[jermoatc]

In my effort to create a sustainable flock I have decided that Barred Rocks and Speckled Sussex will be my breeds of choice so I am also very curious as to the original question posed in this thread. So just to be sure im understanding, a barred rock hen bred to a Sussex male gets you a black sex link hen? I know they are superb layers but what do the males end up like? Are they good table birds?

 

[wantedman66]

I can't answer that but will say that is a good combo,both are good quiet docile breeds I have 2 female ss and there very calm,I've also had a ss roo and he was not aggressive.I would imagine that mix would be a good dual purpose breed.

 

[coop410silkies]

Hi, I am new to chickens and just recently joined BYC. Having just hatched my first batch of chicks, this thread caught my eye, because it tries to answer exactly the questions I've been asking. I have both BR and BA hens, which bred with either a SS or RIR roo. Some of the chicks are black with white markings on their heads, some are black with white markings, most notably on their wings, and just two are completely black. Can anyone say which roo is the sire, or if there are any Aussie chicks in the lot? I think the white wing markings come from the SS roo and that they are from the BA hens, but I'm only guessing. Aside from that, I have no idea which roo - the SS or the RIR - sired the BR chicks. Does any one of you have an idea about this?

 

[wantedman66]

Hi and welcome!!!! Here's what I can tell you for sure the chicks that are all black would be black sex link females and the ones with white on head will probably be males,when you x a RIR roo with a BR female that makes black sex links,regarding the other ones a RIR roo x with a BA will give you almost all black chicks with some red leakage but both sexes will look similar,now with SS x BA or BR you will get mixed chicks with markings from both sexes.Hope this helps alittle.

 

[donrae]

Hi, I am new to chickens and just recently joined BYC. Having just hatched my first batch of chicks, this thread caught my eye, because it tries to answer exactly the questions I've been asking. I have both BR and BA hens, which bred with either a SS or RIR roo. Some of the chicks are black with white markings on their heads, some are black with white markings, most notably on their wings, and just two are completely black. Can anyone say which roo is the sire, or if there are any Aussie chicks in the lot? I think the white wing markings come from the SS roo and that they are from the BA hens, but I'm only guessing. Aside from that, I have no idea which roo - the SS or the RIR - sired the BR chicks. Does any one of you have an idea about this?

Any chick with a cream/white spot on top of the head will be male. They'll be from either rooster over the barred hens.
The speckling is recessive, so if you only have one speckled parent you won't get speckled babies. I think the base color is mahogany, so you'll get dark red and black birds from the rest of the crosses, and they won't be sex linkable unless you know which chicks hatched from barred rock eggs--the ones from the barred rocks with solid dark heads are female, but they'll also look just like both sexes of the other crosses.
Remember, chick down and juvenile plumage are often pretty different than adult feather colors.