Black sex-link roosters

[houseofclucks]

Hi all, Does any have pictures of a black sex-link rooster. How are they? Are they mean? I have black sex link eggs in my incubator so I know there will be a few roosters in the bunch. I also know the black sex-link trait does not breed true. For that reason nobody whats them, so I'd like to keep one as long as he is not to mean. I was just wondering what they look like. Thanks to all that reply.

 

[Mahonri]

What kind of roo do you have over your black sex link hens? That would help us.

 

[speckledhen]

A black sexlink rooster looks like a badly barred Barred Rock, sometimes with lots of white in the hackles and a green tail feather or two.

 

[houseofclucks]

The eggs I have are from a barred rock hen and a RIR male. Its my understanding that those are the breeds needed for a black sex-link chick.

 

[Chris09]

That will work ONLY if the Bared Rock is a true Bared Rock and the RIR is a true RIR the other thing is that the Bared Rock has to have the silver gean...
Chris

 

[lux_interior]

As babies, you'll be able to tell the males right away, they'll have a white spot on their heads

And I can't imagine them being exceptionally meaner than most other roosters... RIR's and Barred rocks are both good birds