Black Australorps ?

[JodyJo]

one of my BSL....at 14 weeks....





and an Australorp...




here (with some Barred Rocks) at about 4 weeks....hope this helps a little...

 

[mrmcduck]

Thanks Jodyjo I think I have a sex link and a australorp mine is about the same age and the breast is colored like that and feet not quite as yellow but looks very similar

 

[Chris09]

What is a sexlink? is it more or less some kind of a cross breed ?

Sex-Link are chickens whose color/pattern or feather growth at hatching is differentiated by sex, thus making chick sexing an easier.
Not all Sex-Links are a cross bred fowl but most hatcheries do sell cross bred Sex-Links for egg production.
Red Sex-Links are Gold Male over Silver Female, a Black Sex-Links are most any "color" Male over a Barred Female and Feather Sex Sex-Links are a Fast Feathering Male over a Slow Feathering Female.

A example of a Red Sex-Link would be a Rhode Island Red Male over a Silver Leghorn Female
Example Black Sex-Link would be a Rhode Island Red over a Barred Leghorn Female
Example of a Feather Sex-Link would be a Leghorn Male over a Rhode Island Red Female

Sex-Links can get a lot more complicated and even can be composed of more than just one or two breeds in the crossing but the above should give you a idea what Sex-Links are.