EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[BullChick]

Morning Mc!!

Good morning!!

 

[duluthralphie]

Good morning!!

 

[BullChick]

 

[lovechicks1293]

I know there is a breed where when you get them as chicks you can tell whether they are a hen or a roo, which is it?

 

[lovechicks1293]

Is it Sussex?

 

[duluthralphie]

I know there is a breed where when you get them as chicks you can tell whether they are a hen or a roo, which is it?

Those are autosexing chicks, many breeds do that, Legbars or most other barred birds I think,

That is a function of the barring being on the Z chromosome.

 

[lovechicks1293]

I know there is a breed where when you get them as chicks you can tell whether they are a hen or a roo, which is it?

Those are autosexing chicks, many breeds do that, Legbars  or most other barred birds I think,

What does barred mean?

 

[lovechicks1293]

I think that breeds with a chipmunk pattern are an autosexing chick too, right?

 

[duluthralphie]

What does barred mean?

Barred like this:

 

[duluthralphie]

I think that breeds with a chipmunk pattern are an autosexing chick too, right?

In the legbars I use the chipmunk pattern and the spot on the head