Help with the sex of my little one

[Fancychooklady]

Welcome to BYC! It's great to have you. That chick is far too young to sex.
White Leghorn X Silkie will not be a sex linked cross, regardless of the the Silkie's color. The Leghorn's Dom White will take over the plumage completely. The genes that cause dark legs in Silkies are not sex linked either.

Edit: I stand corrected. Thanks for posting that link @fancychooklady. I had no idea Id was sex linked. I need to start reading up on leg color...

No worries, I too was unaware of this until I went looking out of curiosity.

I guess you learn something new everyday.

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings and ! Pleased to have you aboard!

 

[Sandianne13]

Thankyou. Very pleased to be aboard. So many helpful people

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[junebuggena]

The Id gene affects the skin color,not just the leg color. The chick in question does not have the dark skin of the Silkie, therefore, it must be male.

 

[CuzChickens]

Hello, and welcome to Backyard chickens! You have a cute little chicken there, regardless of sex! I do not know much about sex-linkage. Here is a little graph that kinda helped me understand it:

Have fun on Backyard chickens!

 

[junebuggena]

Hello, and welcome to Backyard chickens! You have a cute little chicken there, regardless of sex! I do not know much about sex-linkage. Here is a little graph that kinda helped me understand it:

Have fun on Backyard chickens!

Skin color sexlinks is different from plumage color sexlinks.

 

[Sandianne13]

Hi
It has dark spots.....is that a hopeful sign?

 

[junebuggena]

Hi
It has dark spots.....is that a hopeful sign?

Dark wash on the legs is not the same as dark skin. It's a boy.

 

[Sandianne13]

Thanks everyone I have not explained myself very well and hope you are not all losng patience with me.
My chicken does have black spots on the skin of its body. I know the Rooster is pure Silkie and bought the leg horns as pure but perhaps they were not after all.
Could that expain the black skin spots?
Thanks again.
Last question about that chicken I promise.