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[RoostersAreAwesome]

Could you take pictures of the unknown red hybrids?

 

[renk777]

Could you take pictures of the unknown red hybrids?

Sure...working at the moment but I'll try in a bit if I can't find any on my PC or phone. I also want to try digging up the contact info of the guy I purchased them from. He was really happy with their laying ability and said it was the only cross he was interested in going forward but he never specified the cross. At the time I didn't care but now, I kind of would like to know. Chicken genetics has suddenly become interesting and worth delving into

 

[renk777]

Could you take pictures of the unknown red hybrids?

Looks as though I have to take some but for now, this is them being camera hogs...they're redder/darker than our golden comets were and legs aren't as yellow. Barely yellow. ...more of a pink or white...not sure what the color is called as per chicken descriptions. Not a great photo of the BCM....I'll attach another. He's got great color as per another member but too much copper....

 

[renk777]

Could you take pictures of the unknown red hybrids?

Well, that was an exercise in futility! Between my slower-than-dirt phone and seed-crazed birds, I have a wonderful assortment of red blurs to remember this day forever haha Here are the only ones that weren't blurred. I realize roos are mussing up back feathers but that's due to us downsizing flock in past month to remove non-layers and prepare to introduce 9 more pullets. A little short on hens at the moment in the big-bird run :/

 

[renk777]

Could you take pictures of the unknown red hybrids?

Guy I got them from just wrote back to me... says they're out of a dark strain of Rhode Island reds as the rooster over Delaware hens.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Well, that was an exercise in futility! Between my slower-than-dirt phone and seed-crazed birds, I have a wonderful assortment of red blurs to remember this day forever haha Here are the only ones that weren't blurred. I realize roos are mussing up back feathers but that's due to us downsizing flock in past month to remove non-layers and prepare to introduce 9 more pullets. A little short on hens at the moment in the big-bird run :/ View attachment 1334325 View attachment 1334326 View attachment 1334327 View attachment 1334328

Those are red sexlinks, also called golden comets.

 

[renk777]

Those are red sexlinks, also called golden comets.

I'm aware they're sexlinks but I wasn't privy to the exact combo of parent stock until now. Ive read many descriptions of the 'Golden Comet' and most label the hen as a white leghorn, white rock, Rhode Island white...and yes....one that mentions the Delaware, among others. There doesn't appear to be much consistency...just a red roo over a white with silver hen. We had some 'Golden Comets' acquired by my in laws from a hatchery that we adopted last year. One could have laid the egg that hatched this chick. Not sure. But the GCs we adopted were a noticeably lighter orange with more white and significantly more yellow in legs. They also had larger combs. So while both variations are probably referred to as GCs, I doubt they share the same 2 breeds in their creation. I wish hatcheries would stay consistent with which breeds constitute each hybrid. Our GCs were better layers than our current red sexlinks....marginally so but I did notice a difference. They also layed consistently longer. Our current reds laid incredibly through the winter but then just burned out. So a ton of eggs when they were laying but slowed down before 23 months. I don't think it was a winter thing because like I said, they laid great until mid January / early Feb. I'd love to know what combo created them the ones from my in laws; might have to ask my MIL where she got them and look into it. For now, thinking I'll stick with my Sapphire Gems and maybe ISA Browns next Spring when I look to replace non-layers. At least those are consistently the same. Waiting to see how SGs perform as layers. Personality wise, they're great....really sweet and inquisitive!

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I'm aware they're sexlinks but I wasn't privy to the exact combo of parent stock until now. Ive read many descriptions of the 'Golden Comet' and most label the hen as a white leghorn, white rock, Rhode Island white...and yes....one that mentions the Delaware, among others. There doesn't appear to be much consistency...just a red roo over a white with silver hen. We had some 'Golden Comets' acquired by my in laws from a hatchery that we adopted last year. One could have laid the egg that hatched this chick. Not sure. But the GCs we adopted were a noticeably lighter orange with more white and significantly more yellow in legs. They also had larger combs. So while both variations are probably referred to as GCs, I doubt they share the same 2 breeds in their creation. I wish hatcheries would stay consistent with which breeds constitute each hybrid. Our GCs were better layers than our current red sexlinks....marginally so but I did notice a difference. They also layed consistently longer. Our current reds laid incredibly through the winter but then just burned out. So a ton of eggs when they were laying but slowed down before 23 months. I don't think it was a winter thing because like I said, they laid great until mid January / early Feb. I'd love to know what combo created them the ones from my in laws; might have to ask my MIL where she got them and look into it. For now, thinking I'll stick with my Sapphire Gems and maybe ISA Browns next Spring when I look to replace non-layers. At least those are consistently the same. Waiting to see how SGs perform as layers. Personality wise, they're great....really sweet and inquisitive!

Because it can be hard to tell the difference, a lot of people just call them red sexlinks, since all isa browns, golden comets, etc. are just strains of red sexlink.

 

[nicalandia]

I posted this in an FB group but never got any answers. Here are 2 out of the 7 chicks that hatched on Easter. We have a flock of production red hens...5 are Golden Comets....the rest are a mystery sex-linked red hybrid. We have 2 roos....a Silver Braekel

After going back to the topic, I know believe that the "Chocolate/Brown" chick's father is the Silver Braekel, they have autosomal barring, which is ER/ER Db/Db, Pg/Pg

Db is required for the Autosomal barring pattern, but Db stands for Dark brown a columbian restrictor,
D
ark brown Db Incompletely dominant. Changes black down of E, ER to reddish-brown. Adults males exhibit a Columbian-type pattern of black, modifies red to orange-tan. Db is a better restrictor of black in males than females.

I hope that helps

 

[renk777]

After going back to the topic, I know believe that the "Chocolate/Brown" chick's father is the Silver Braekel, they have autosomal barring, which is ER/ER Db/Db, Pg/Pg

Db is required for the Autosomal barring pattern, but Db stands for Dark brown a columbian restrictor,
D
ark brown Db Incompletely dominant. Changes black down of E, ER to reddish-brown. Adults males exhibit a Columbian-type pattern of black, modifies red to orange-tan. Db is a better restrictor of black in males than females.

I hope that helps

YES!!! Thank you!!