BO + Olive egger (CL + BCM) - can chicks be sex linked?

[Estrella]

Ok, so today Ann, my Buff Orpington mama who sat on everybodys eggs, hatched her chicks. 4 of them are from Olive Egger eggs who are Cream Legbar/Black Copper Maran mixes, grey ladies with copper necks. My rooster is a massive Buff Oprington. And two of the chicks that came out look like baby CLs and two are greyish. So my question is; can that mix, essentially Buff Orpington male + Olive egger female, produce sex linked chicks? Chicken genetics are so confusing. Here’s a picture of one of the two who look like CLs. Can post more pictures tomorrow, didn’t want to disturb them as much today. The chick in question is the striped one. Is it a roo? And would the greyish ones, without striped backs, be hens? I know there are some chicken genetic marvels here on BYC!

 

[thistlewick]

I don't know but I am subbing to this thread to find out! Hope you get some eyeballs on this so you can get some answers!

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

I don't think they'll be sex linked unless the hens are barred. If the hens are barred, the cockerels will have barring and pullets will not. @NatJ might have other ideas.

 

[NatJ]

I don't think they'll be sex linked unless the hens are barred. If the hens are barred, the cockerels will have barring and pullets will not. @NatJ might have other ideas.

I agree. With a Buff Orpington father (no barring) it will come down to whether the mothers have barring or not.

 

[Estrella]

I don't know but I am subbing to this thread to find out! Hope you get some eyeballs on this so you can get some answers!

Thanks! It’s really interesting as CL is an autosexed breed, the mom is 50% CL and the dad is a ”red” male. Here they all are. Came out of 4 olive eggs, 3 barred rock and 1 Swedish Flower Hen (mom is brown). On pic 1 I suspect the little dark one with brown head is SFH. The tiny black one with that looks like white spot on the head; it’s actually saw dust.