Black Sex Link neck color

[stevin]

what 2 breeds are used to create a BSL with the reddish/golden feathers around the neck?
or is that direct result of what happens regardless of which type rooster is used over a barred hen?
i'm only asking because i've seen pics of BSL that are all black and some with the reddish neck.....

 

[canada-goose]

RIR-Barred Rock I think.

 

[RAREROO]

Yep the RIR roo should give you more or less golden feathering, but if you want a whole lot of gold coloring, use a Buff Orp roo like I did, or maybe a black roo if you don't want much reddish coloring.

 

[Tala]

Mine have buff coloring around the neck because they have a Buff Orp dad.
I assume the RIR is giving you a red instead of buff.

 

[catdaddyfro]

Quote:
Take a look at the sticky at the top of this section under sex-link by tadkerson.

you can PM Tim your ques. and he'll answer it in the thread.

You can cross many gold type plumage roos over the BR female and get a BSL type bird.

From my expriences with crossing a Production Red(RIR) roo x a BR hen ( the same hen and roo combo) was many different colored BSL pullets from solid black to very little black with a lot of reddish/gold feathering in the head, neck, breast, and darn near to the tail.


catdaddyfro