Did I accidently make a sex link?

Hannahnic14

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So this little one is a result of my Crevecour hen and several possible fathers.......

Barred rock
Bielefelder
Dark Brahma

I am 100% sure it's my crevecour that the mom, she was my only white egg layer that was laying at that moment and her eggs are quite small and easy to identify.

I have included pics of just hatched and now several weeks old. I didn't think I had the barred rock rooster long enough for him to fertilize but the barring on this chick is interesting! Also I've seen the white dot on top of the head in some auto sexing breeds. I'm probably way off track but though it was interesting to share! What are your thoughts??


3 days old
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2 weeks old
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3 weeks old - current
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Yes you did! Barred rock mixed with other breeds makes sex links! haha! please show older pics when all grown up!
Only if the mother was Barred, & was mated by a solid(Not Barred) Rooster produces Sex-links.

Barred Rock rooster X Solid hen = All Barred offspring. Theres no sex linking.
 
Updated pictures on the wee one! 4 weeks old today I believe. Probably a rooster but I don't care

So this little one is a result of my Crevecour hen and several possible fathers.......

Barred rock
Bielefelder
Dark Brahma

I am 100% sure it's my crevecour that the mom, she was my only white egg layer that was laying at that moment and her eggs are quite small and easy to identify.
I don't know about the gender, but I can tell you the Brahma was not the father. The Brahma would have feathered legs and no barring, but the chick has clean legs and white barring.

With the mother being Crevecoeur (black), the father could have been either the Barred Rock or the Bielefelder. Either one could give you white barring on the chick, and either one could give you the clean legs.

If the chick grows up to have some red or gold showing in the feathers, then Bielefelder was most likely the father. If the chick grows up have only black and white in the feathers, then it's more likely to have the Barred Rock father (likely, but not certain.)
 
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I don't know about the gender, but I can tell you the Brahma was not the father. The Brahma would have feathered legs and no barring, but the chick has clean legs and white barring.

With the mother being Crevecour (black), the father could have been either the Barred Rock or the Bielefelder. Either one could give you white barring on the chick, and either one could give you the clean legs.

If the chick grows up to have some red or gold showing in the feathers, then Bielefelder was most likely the father. If the chick grows up have only black and white in the feathers, then it's more likely to have the Barred Rock father (likely, but not certain.)
Thank you! I can't wait to see how it grows up. So the feathered leg gene is dominant correct? It will show up if one of the parents has feathered legs?
 

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