I had some chicks hatch today and their moms are delawares and the roo is a welsummer. They look EXACTLY like welsummer chicks! so my question is...like a welsummer chick...can they be sexed? Or is it not accurate because they aren't pure?
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Yes, according to one of the charts in the sex link thread, Welsummer roo x Delaware hen will produce a red sex linked chick. If any readers haven't stumbled across this excellent thread, it's well worth reading.
http://cdn.backyardchickens.com/2/2e/2eb469e7_13371_sexlinkedredr.jpeg
In this jpg...any male over any female makes sexlinks......or just in the groupings segregated?Yes, according to one of the charts in the sex link thread, Welsummer roo x Delaware hen will produce a red sex linked chick. If any readers haven't stumbled across this excellent thread, it's well worth reading.
http://cdn.backyardchickens.com/2/2e/2eb469e7_13371_sexlinkedredr.jpeg