I’m trying to figure out what my handsome boy is. Help!?

[ariri30]

I bought him from my local flea market for a hen I have that is a Goldstar and she is GORGEOUS. Anyways, she’s currently attempting to hatch some eggs that she has laid. I’m wondering exactly what he is because he is the fertilizer

Since he’s a crossed the sex link might not work since background is unknown

 

[MamaBird89]

She’s a beauty and so is he. I’m excited! If this go isn’t successful, early spring I’m going to try out an incubator. She’s hatched off 6 chicks successfully earlier this summer by our White Rock*. But none since and she hasn’t seemed interested since. I was under the impression she wouldn’t hatch her own eggs, I ordered the incubator but by the time it got here she was already around 20 days in and sitting on them almost always. 4 where duds, but 6 hatched. Haven’t caught her sitting on her eggs again until now.

 

[ariri30]

She’s a beauty and so is he. I’m excited! If this go isn’t successful, early spring I’m going to try out an incubator. She’s hatched off 6 chicks successfully earlier this summer by our White Rock*. But none since and she hasn’t seemed interested since. I was under the impression she wouldn’t hatch her own eggs, I ordered the incubator but by the time it got here she was already around 20 days in and sitting on them almost always. 4 where duds, but 6 hatched. Haven’t caught her sitting on her eggs again until now.

She’s a cutie!

 

[3KillerBs]

IIRC, Production Blue roosters are known to have a lot of red leakage.

 

[MotherOHens]

Just came from surgery and still a little off from anesthesia

I hope recover quickly!

 

[ariri30]

I hope recover quickly!

Thanks. anesthesia is not for wimps!

 

[keesmom]

Since he’s a crossed the sex link might not work since background is unknown

None of the chicks from this breeding will be sex links. That would be true if he were a purebred Australorp. The only easy way to get sex linked offspring from him would be to breed him to a barred hen.

The first post in this thread describes the different kinds of sex links, how they work, and what crosses result in the best down color to be sure of sexing.

www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sex-linked-information.261208/

 

[ariri30]

None of the chicks from this breeding will be sex links. That would be true if he were a purebred Australorp. The only easy way to get sex linked offspring from him would be to breed him to a barred hen.

The first post in this thread describes the different kinds of sex links, how they work, and what crosses result in the best down color to be sure of sexing.

www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sex-linked-information.261208/

I already said that. Thanks

 

[The Happster]

None of the chicks from this breeding will be sex links. That would be true if he were a purebred Australorp. The only easy way to get sex linked offspring from him would be to breed him to a barred hen.

The first post in this thread describes the different kinds of sex links, how they work, and what crosses result in the best down color to be sure of sexing.

www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sex-linked-information.261208/

Thanks, I'll have a read of that. It sounds quite interesting.