Is this a black sex link roo?!

[cherrynberry]

Any chance it's a Olive Egger? My OE's have looked just like that every time I get them from feed store.

And your OES have yellow skin, no crest, red earlobes, and barring? I assume your OEs have CCLB blood..?

Personally, I am not seeing any possible OE background in the OPs bird.

Hmmm… I’m not sure. I am assuming he is a cockerel bc he has the super red and large waddles at 8 weeks compared to all my other sexlink hens. He was in the bin at the feedstore with the black sexlinks, and while they all were solid black, he had a tiny white spot on the back of his head which is found on male black sexlinks.

This is the other black sexlink we got from the same bin.

BSLs are sexlinked, so yes, your cockerel is indeed a boy. He also checks off all the boxes for a BSL. Your other BSL is a pullet. Needless to say, you are spot on with all your observations.

 

[SandyRiverChick]

And your OES have yellow skin, no crest, red earlobes, and barring? I assume your OEs have CCLB blood..?

red earlobes yes, barring yes, yellow/green skin, OE's either do or don't have a crest... Marans gives the barring and you're probably right other side is CCLB....

 

[FrenchToast]

Do you know what hatchery this feed store orders from? Just curious. I like the looks if that Pullet.

 

[1Crzychknlady]

Thought I’d update this thread! When looking through previous posts when I was comparing photos, it was disappointing seeing threads that left things unanswered
Well the chick in question ended up being a beautiful black sexlink cockerel! This is him around 9/10 weeks.

 

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Thought I’d update this thread! When looking through previous posts when I was comparing photos, it was disappointing seeing threads that left things unanswered
Well the chick in question ended up being a beautiful black sexlink cockerel! This is him around 9/10 weeks.

Aww! He is so sweet!

 

[MomJones]

Very handsome boy! But he looks just like my supposed Barred Rock cockerels

 

[MomJones]

red earlobes yes, barring yes, yellow/green skin, OE's either do or don't have a crest... Marans gives the barring and you're probably right other side is CCLB....

What is OES and CCLB ?

 

[Painted Calls]

What is OES and CCLB ?

OE: Olive Egger

CCLB: Crested Cream Legbar

 

[mydaisy]

5 weeks ago I bought 2 “Prairie Bluebell pullets” from the feed store. They turned out to be Barred Rock cockerels. I even paid extra for the Bluebells. Frustrating indeed.

 

[1Crzychknlady]

5 weeks ago I bought 2 “Prairie Bluebell pullets” from the feed store. They turned out to be Barred Rock cockerels. I even paid extra for the Bluebells. Frustrating indeed.

Ugh I know there frustration! We paid extra for our sexlinks only to get a boy