Duck Question On Sex-Linked

[Krenshaw22]

So I have a pair of Khaki Campbells and just acquired 2 ducklings I believe are Cayugas. So to my knowledge if one or both of these ducklings are hens and are bred to my drake their offspring will be Sex-Link correct? But my actual question is their offspring if I kept a few hens from them and they are bred back to my drake would they continue the sex-link line or then just be mixed colored and have to wait for them to grow up to tell.

 

[KathiQuacks]

Yes, Khaki drake to Cayuga hen will produce sex linked offspring. The offspring bred back to the Khaki would not be sex linked, however, since you’d now be breeding Khaki drake to Chocolate hens. Only the drake can be Khaki or Chocolate for the sex linking to work.

 

[Krenshaw22]

Ok thank you for clarifying that for me