Hatching finished, mistake made on roo breed

[alpacasandchicks78]

Can you post pictures of the parents? I am confused as to why the chick has a headspot. Neither parent should be barred

Neither parent is barred except for knowing that black sexlink comes from Rhode island red and Plymouth rock. The sexlink is female.

 

[Iluveggers]

Can you post pictures of the parents? I am confused as to why the chick has a headspot. Neither parent should be barred

The BSL is probably carrying barred rock gene.

 

[SpotTheCat]

The BSL is probably carrying barred rock gene.

The barred gene is dominant, they can not carry it

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

The BSL is probably carrying barred rock gene.

The point of a Black Sex Link is that the males inherit one copy of the gene and females none at all. They can't silently carry it

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Neither parent is barred except for knowing that black sexlink comes from Rhode island red and Plymouth rock. The sexlink is female.

Could you post pictures? Are you sure this chick came from these parents?

 

[Iluveggers]

Huh. Learn something new every day.

 

[JedJackson]

A light Brahma rooster over a black sex link hen won't give you sex linked chicks. Red roo over silver hen is how they are made, or red roo over barred hen.

The second chick looks to have a beard, and the black one has a head spot, so maybe those chicks have different parents?

 

[JedJackson]

The point of a Black Sex Link is that the males inherit one copy of the gene and females none at all. They can't silently carry it

Exactly. The sex linking process eliminates the barring gene in females.

 

[Iluveggers]

Got my notepad out and ready to learn something in this thread!

What are all the possible hens/Roos for parents? A roo can mate only once and produce offspring in a hen that can last up to about a month. So any Roos that had an ability to mate could be the dads.

 

[alpacasandchicks78]

A light Brahma rooster over a black sex link hen won't give you sex linked chicks. Red roo over silver hen is how they are made, or red roo over barred hen.

The second chick looks to have a beard, and the black one has a head spot, so maybe those chicks have different parents?

They do have different parents. The second chick in with the black one in question is a Silver Laced Wyandotte/Easter Egger mix. Father is the SLW.

Definitely going to be some interesting-looking chickens as they age.