CLB * Black Orp

[Chuckkeeper]

I have learned that it's not the purity of the bird that creates a sexlink. It's the gene for barring.

Correct me if I'm wrong @The Moonshiner (and praise me if I'm right lol), but a non-barred rooster over a barred hen will produce sexlinks. Males will be barred and females won't.

That's definitely what I do with my Maran hen x non Barred boy... And it works! Mind blown that it appears to work for these, too.

 

[ThinMintTheChicken]

It's my hen that was the CLB. See the pics I've just shared with Ovaro

I know. I'm saying in general CLB roosters are barred, so it makes sense that the male chicks are barred and the females aren't

 

[Chuckkeeper]

I have learned that it's not the purity of the bird that creates a sexlink. It's the gene for barring. (ETA: this of course only applies to barred sexlinks)

Correct me if I'm wrong @The Moonshiner (and praise me if I'm right lol), but a non-barred rooster over a barred hen will produce sexlinks. Males will be barred and females won't.

 

[Chuckkeeper]

I know. I'm saying in general CLB roosters are barred, so it makes sense that the male chicks are barred and the females aren't

Got ya!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Yes, you did create sexlinks. Legbars are crele I believe. Was there a difference in them as chicks? Males should have had a head spot, but it may not have been clear.

 

[Chuckkeeper]

Yes, you did create sexlinks. Legbars are crele I believe. Was there a difference in them as chicks? Males should have had a head spot, but it may not have been clear.

I wasn't switched on enough so think about this in advance. The sex link was an afterthought!!

 

[The Moonshiner]

I have learned that it's not the purity of the bird that creates a sexlink. It's the gene for barring. (ETA: this of course only applies to barred sexlinks)

Correct me if I'm wrong @The Moonshiner (and praise me if I'm right lol), but a non-barred rooster over a barred hen will produce sexlinks. Males will be barred and females won't.

yes dear. Correct as usual.

 

[Painted Calls]

View attachment 3061075 yes dear. Correct as usual.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Hmm, yes, but I didn't think this would work given that the CLB is itself a cross. But there's definitely something going on as I've hatched 8 and there's four of each pattern. Four with one pattern have no barring and no comb. Ignore my earlier 5:2. It was lazy guess work

Cream legbars are a pure breed.