Did I accidently make a sex link?

[NatJ]

So the feathered leg gene is dominant correct? It will show up if one of the parents has feathered legs?

Generally yes.

(I've read that there is also a recessive gene for feathered legs, but the dominant ones seem to be much more common. Brahma-crosses almost always have feathered legs.)

 

[Hannahnic14]

Generally yes.

(I've read that there is also a recessive gene for feathered legs, but the dominant ones seem to be much more common. Brahma-crosses almost always have feathered legs.)

Ok, good to know. Thank you!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Thinking the barred rock is the father. I dont see any sign of a rosecomb gene in he chick

 

[NatJ]

Thinking the barred rock is the father. I dont see any sign of a rosecomb gene in he chick

The chick should not have a rose comb from any combination of those parent breeds.
Crevecoeur (mother) = V comb
Brahma (not-father) = pea comb
Barred Rock (possible father) = single comb
Bielefelder (possible father) = single comb

(I would have expected to see a v-comb on the chick, and I don't, so maybe the mother does not have the right comb for her breed? Or she might carry the recessive gene for not-V comb.)

 

[JacinLarkwell]

The chick should not have a rose comb from any combination of those parent breeds.
Crevecoeur (mother) = V comb
Brahma (not-father) = pea comb
Barred Rock (possible father) = single comb
Bielefelder (possible father) = single comb

(I would have expected to see a v-comb on the chick, and I don't, so maybe the mother does not have the right comb for her breed? Or she might carry the recessive gene for not-V comb.)

Oh shoot, you're right. I swear i saw Dominique and not bielfielder.

I agree with the vcomb though, my birds with 1 Vgene all had little stars on their combs from hatch

 

[Phaedra Geiermann]

So now I know I also got some sex links

They became big boys now.

3 Ladies looked like this when they were young.

Now they look like this - two lay dark brown eggs and the other for olive eggs

 

[Hannahnic14]

Update on the chick.
Now that i think back the only other white egg layer I had was my blue andalusian. So if it's her chick, and it turns out to be a girl, I did do some sexlink magic with the barred rock! Because the boys would be blue like mom. (If I understand sex linking correctly)
It does look to be a pullet at this point!
Exactly 8 weeks old now

 

[NatJ]

Update on the chick.
Now that i think back the only other white egg layer I had was my blue andalusian. So if it's her chick, and it turns out to be a girl, I did do some sexlink magic with the barred rock! Because the boys would be blue like mom. (If I understand sex linking correctly)

No, that is not correct about sexlinking.

With a barred father, ALL chicks should have white barring, males and females.

With a blue mother, chicks could be black or blue (either color being male or female, and both colors having white barring from the father).

 

[Hannahnic14]

No, that is not correct about sexlinking.

With a barred father, ALL chicks should have white barring, males and females.

With a blue mother, chicks could be black or blue (either color being male or female, and both colors having white barring from the father).

Good to know, apparently I was told wrong

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

Black Sex Links are made like this, this one is a Maran x Barred Rock, RIR or New Hampshires are most commonly used thought.