Crossing a silver roo over a red girl will give you a red sex link and a red boy over a barred girl will give you a black sex link. it really alldepends on genes, by the colors I am referring to I mean the genes not the actual color of the chicken. 2 really good auto sexing crosses are a delaware roo x rhode island red hen, and a rhode island red roo x barred rock hen
Well this is how the hatcheries do it, they wing sex, the boys will have the same size wing pins and and girls different sizes. But in order to do this you have to breed a slow feathering rooster to a fast feathering hen, so hatcheries breeder flocks are all specifically chosen with slow feathering roos over fast feathering hens for the ability to wing sex. you won't be able to just breed a roo and hen at home and be able to wing sex, people tend to think that is the case, I see people selling chicks hatched at home on craigslist as females but they really are selling straight runs because it's not a reliable way to sex unless you are sure your rooster is slow feathering and the hen is fast feathering. this is why I'm leaning toward auto sexing breeds now like rhodebars and welsummers
Well, you're smart because that's a great way to do it! Tell me about your WelSummers? Is their temperament close to a RIR or a Buff Orph?Well this is how the hatcheries do it, they wing sex, the boys will have the same size wing pins and and girls different sizes. But in order to do this you have to breed a slow feathering rooster to a fast feathering hen, so hatcheries breeder flocks are all specifically chosen with slow feathering roos over fast feathering hens for the ability to wing sex. you won't be able to just breed a roo and hen at home and be able to wing sex, people tend to think that is the case, I see people selling chicks hatched at home on craigslist as females but they really are selling straight runs because it's not a reliable way to sex unless you are sure your rooster is slow feathering and the hen is fast feathering. this is why I'm leaning toward auto sexing breeds now like rhodebars and welsummers
Definitely not a RIR, I guess you could say more like a buff, really laid back and easy going. but you have to remember mine could also only be so docile because the breeder has culled out any meanies. but for the most part I here good things anout welsummers even from hatchery stock welsummers. mine are bred to the standard so a lot more time and care go into breeding the line I have. the original line is from whitmore farm. they only breed a few breeds, BBS Ameraucanas, BBS marans, Delawares, and Welsummers. they're all bred to the APA standard there and are really good quality stock. Here's a link to their website http://whitmorefarm.com/welsummer
That is exactly what my new baby isDaddy is a Barred Rock and mommy is a RIR. It's all black, with a yellow dot on her head.
Well, I did what I didn't want to do. My Brody is no longer Brody. I've gone out there three times and she's off her last egg. I hope the incubator can save it. It was cold when I picked it up.
It's supposed to hatch anyday.
Ugh I feel your pain. every breeder I have visited in my area doesn't even have a breeding program, they just put a bunch of hatchery birds together and call themselves breeders it bothers me lol. with the exception of 1 or 2 good breeders I have found. last winter i spent $150 on shipped eggs and didn't even get 1 chick to hatch.
Oh no! That's horrible ;(
