Is this a black sex link chick?

DogIsMyShepherd

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So I hatched out three baby chicks two weeks ago. They were a barnyard mix. One is an Easter Egger, one looks like a Rhode Island Red, and the the other looks like unfortunately a black sex link. It’s name is emmie and is so special to me because it’s the first chick I ever hatched.
Its black with a whit spot on head. I understand this might mean it’s a cockerel. Which if it is I am so discouraged because I’ve had bad luck with roosters. One was a beautiful speckled Sussex that was aggressive with my other chickens and ducks, so I felt so guilty cause I had to give him to someone who sent him to freezer camp. Then I had a beautiful barred rock rooster who was so friendly then all of a sudden started going after my niece, so had to rehome him.

This little chick is special hopefully it’s a look A like to a black sex link. It is 2 weeks old and still has a faint white mark on head, and is all black no barring on wings. Is it possible it could be a Maran mix? It came from a brown shell and lady who sold eggs did have maran mixes. Or does it look too much like a sex link?

Sorry I know the pics are not great but it’s very difficult to take a picture of a little chicken by yourself

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Since they are a barnyard mix, the only way it would be sex-linked is if it's mother was barred and father was not. If the father was barred then it could be either male or female. So, what roosters did the lady who sold the eggs have?
 
Since they are a barnyard mix, the only way it would be sex-linked is if it's mother was barred and father was not. If the father was barred then it could be either male or female. So, what roosters did the lady who sold the eggs have?

I’m not sure which were roosters but she told me her chickens were a mix of
rhode island reds, barred rocks, leg horns, black copper maran mixes, black stars, and frizzles
 

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