Black Java or something else?

[Isldgrl]

That would make a Black Sexlink, yes. But any leakage should be silver (white), rather than red/gold in color.

Some Black Sexlinks have leakage, some don't.


Columbian Wyandottes do not have the barring gene. If you want to make sexlinks from Columbian Wyandotte hens, cross them with a red rooster such as Rhode Island Red. You will get gold/silver sexlinks (daughters red or gold, sons white or pale yellow at hatch.)

Delawares do have the barring gene, so they can be used for barred/not-barred sexlinks (a solid black rooster would be a good choice for that, so the chicks will be black and the headspot will be easy to see.) Delawares can also be used for gold/silver sexlinks (same as the Columbian Wyandottes for that: red rooster, red/gold daughters, silver sons. Sons will still have barring, but it's not easy to see on a white chicken!)





I do not know what makes black feathers have the green sheen or not. I have certainly seen a green sheen on black feathers for many different breeds, but I just don't know what causes it. Since I don't know the cause, I also don't know whether it would appear in all black sexlinks or just in some of them.


Genetically, paint should have the genes to be all black, but then have one copy of the Dominant White gene (turns black into white, but misses some spots.)

Breeding a paint to a solid black should give chicks that are genetically black, with half of them having Dominant White and half being actually black.

"Black" chicks often hatch with coloring like penguins or orcas, so your orca-patterned chick will probably grow up to be all black. (It may grow a few white feathers in the wings at first, then be all black at maturity: that happens sometimes with black chickens of pretty much any breed or cross.)

The chick that looks like blue splash: I would guess it is a paint chick (black turned into white, with some black spots remaining), but it may become more obvious as it grows up. It sounds like last year's chick was definitely a paint, but paints can have different amounts of black, so they may not all look the same.

Thank you so much! This is Ben, so educational for me, and I really appreciate it! I appreciate your time and your patience! I really am getting a bizarre kaleidoscope of checks, that’s for sure! Ha ha ha. Next year I will find a way to actually separate them so I know what the heck I’m actually going to be getting or expecting! Because this, trying to guess stuff is for the birds lol… Pun intended!