Black sex links...

[littledel]

My dad crossed his RIR roo with some Barred Rock hens to get a hatch of the black sexlink chicks. Everything went well, but one of the chicks that was supposedly a roo sure looks like a really pretty little barred pullet. Darker that the other roos, shorter tail, small comb, the whole works. If I didn't know these were sexlinks i would fully think it was a barred pullet. So, what I want to know is how accurate is this sexlink thing. could this actually be a pullet, or maybe a feminine roo.

 

[Andy J]

I've done this many times.The males will have a white spot on the top of their heads.The females will be solid black.When fully feathered,The males will look similiar to a Barred rock,except with a few brownish red feathers.The pullets will be black with brownish red feathers on their necks and breasts.They lay large brown eggs and are very prolific layers.

Andy