I always wonder which traits pass on according to which breed is the male verses female. For example if you cross BR with RR you get sex link but only with the correct one being the roo (not sure which).
The hen is BR and rooster is RIR (or pick a different breed - NH, for example).
The hen only passes the barring genes to her sons, so chicks that hatch with a white spot (indicating barring) are male. The rest are female. You don't get sex link chicks if you have a barred rooster and solid hen; roosters pass the barring gene to male and female chicks. That is why barred breeds such as Barred Rocks and Dominiques have lighter males (two barring genes - father and mother) while the pullets are darker because she only has one from the father.
And @donrae you are very bad. Now I *need* Salmon Faverolles.
