Colombian blacktail ? Confusion ?

[Buffbrahmasforever]

Could you get pictures of the females? Do you have baby pictures? Also closer pictures of the bright red patches on back?

 

[The Happster]

She does! Maybe she is pure RIR?
Both of those are girls, happily.

 

[Buffbrahmasforever]

I don't think they are Columbian black tail. Are you sure they are fifteen weeks old? I would say cockerel but those are rounded feathers on the tail. The red pullet night be pure RIR.

 

[The Happster]

No...No they aren’t.
There are saddles.
Urgh.

Kindly locate those saddles for me.

 

[The Happster]

The middle is the pullet from the same stock. However in my opinion she doesn’t look like a columbian blacktail either she looks almost like a pure breed Rhode Island Red. On the left hand side for comparison is my buff Orpington pullet from my own stock. Very confused with what I have been sent.

Buff Orpington and RIR. Pullets.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Buff Orpington and RIR. Pullets.

What about the other one?
I think there is a girl and a boy...the original bird in question is male.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Agree it's a cockerel without doubt.
I really like his feathering.
The other girl? Do you have a photo of her?

Oops.

 

[The Happster]

Easily done.
I'm gazing at the RIR's colouring.
I just love that colour.

 

[RainbowHen]

If the father was Rhode Island Red and the mother was the Sussex, then you should only get red pullets and white cockerels. But you seem to have a red cockerel, so something isn't right.

If someone raised sexlink pullets (red) and sexlink cockerels (white) and crossed them to each other, you would get both genders in both colors. Crossing sexlinks does NOT make more sexlinks. I'm guessing that's what happened in your case.

I have to agree

 

[The Happster]

Agree it's a cockerel without doubt.
I really like his feathering.
The other girl? Do you have a photo of her?