Black and yellow chicks

[Nuclearooster]

So far i have 3 black and 3 yellow chicks from a Delaware M with a olive egger( maron x cream leg bar) F. Whats going on here? Is this a sexlink thing or just the olive egger expressing different genes in her offspring ?

 

[624444]

I think your different colored chicks might be due to a sex link gene, rather than different genes being expressed…

 

[Nuclearooster]

I think your different colored chicks might be due to a sex link gene, rather than different genes being expressed…

Any idea which might be male or female ?

 

[624444]

Usually, from what I've heard/seen, darker colored chicks are usually female, while the lighter chicks are male.

But it might be different, with the breeds you have crossed.

 

[FeatherTay]

Usually, from what I've heard/seen, darker colored chicks are usually female, while the lighter chicks are female.

But it might be different, with the breeds you have crossed.

I’m sure it’s a mistake but you said dark and light chicks were female!

 

[624444]

I’m sure it’s a mistake but you said dark and light chicks were female!

Oh my yes, I edited my post!

 

[nicalandia]

Usually, from what I've heard/seen, darker colored chicks are usually female, while the lighter chicks are male.

But it might be different, with the breeds you have crossed.

Dark is not the same as Black, he is dealing with heterozygous Birchen ER or Extended Blacl from Maran parent.


Delaware are Wheaten(eWh/eWh) at the e locus, the Easter Egger is E/e+, when crossing both together you get 50% E/eWh black chicks and 50% eWh/e+ whitish chicks

 

[Nuclearooster]

Dark is not the same as Black, he is dealing with heterozygous Birchen ER or Extended Blacl from Maran parent

Which means what? Sorry, can u explain a little more?

 

[nicalandia]

Which means what? Sorry, can u explain a little more?

Check my prevous post, it has been edited

 

[Nuclearooster]

Check my prevous post, it has been edited

Ok , i think i got it. Which means both black and yellow have equal chance to be both male or female also. Color has nothing to do with sex. Correct?