Day old Black sx lnk pullets

[jadude]

I am ordering some black sex links day old pullets. Post the amount you want and i can give you that number for 3 bucks a chick. I am in columbia sc

 

[ccrecelius]

I am going to sound really stupid here, but I have only had chicks for a total of 6 weeks now. What is a sex-linked chick?

 

[yellowdragon]

A sex link is a chicken bred to be sexed at hatch. The males and females are different colors

 

[ccrecelius]

Thank you I guess anything is possible these days!

 

[Davaroo]

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Old idea, actually. It goes way back to the late 1800's/early 1900's.
Certain breeds, when mated, produce a chick that has unique coloration for male and female, as mentioned.
For example, mating a RIR male to a Barred Rock female gives a male chick that is black with a light spot on its head. The female chick from the same mating is dark, without the spot.
This way you can separate the males from the females at birth.
Great idea for that first mating. But subsequent matings wont breed true to that and you are liable to get almost anything. This is a function of hybrid crossing and holds true for most hybrids.
There are also feather sexed matings, also sex related, ie, females having faster growing, larger wing feathers than males.

 

[ccrecelius]

WOW! I am so glad I found this forum! I have learned so much, and have so much more to learn!