Cinnamon Queen Question

[southeast]

I recently purchased 25 cinnamon queen chicks and 2 cinnamon queen roosters, with the intention of raising straight cinnamon queens. They are the real deal, SLW's x RIR's. My question, (may be a dumb one) will CQ's bred to CQ's produce CQ's? Or is there some weird genetic deal with hybrids that will produce offspring different from the parents? Thanks for any info!

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

No - the sex linking does not carry to the second generation and the chicks from a CQ to CQ mating are simply mixed breed chicks who must be sexed like non sex linked chicks (vent sexing and/or developmental milestones). To "breed" CQ you need to do the same as the source you got your chicks from - use the aporpriate parent breeds

 

[southeast]

Thanks for the reply. I wondered if that might be the case.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Curious where you got the info that the "real deal" cinnamon queens are SLW X RIRs?
I know a couple hatcheries that sell CQs and theirs are RIR rooster over Rhode island white hens.
RIR X SLW would produce rose comb offspring and I've never seen that with CQs.
Not that it wouldn't work as a sex link or that that wouldn't make a good cross but just never heard of it before.

 

[southeast]

I've read, and been told that slw x rir are CQ's. Maybe I'm wrong...not an expert on chicken lineages...
All I know is that they lay tons of brown eggs...don't really care if they're not "true" CQ's.

 

[southeast]

I've read, and been told that slw x rir are CQ's. Maybe I'm wrong...not an expert on chicken lineages...
All I know is that they lay tons of brown eggs...don't really care if they're not "true" CQ's.