Jun 10, 2009 #1 eggsrcool Sussex Fanatic 10 Years May 18, 2009 1,721 13 161 England, United Kingdom I don't know what they look like, but was wondering if this was one? Last edited: Jun 10, 2009
Jun 10, 2009 #2 SpringChickens Crowing 12 Years Feb 1, 2009 2,273 22 256 Lexington, KY Maybe? What were his parents? Or better, where did you get him?
Jun 10, 2009 Thread starter #3 eggsrcool Sussex Fanatic 10 Years May 18, 2009 1,721 13 161 England, United Kingdom It's parents are probably a light sussex (looks like this) not mother though. The father (apparently a mixed breed)]
It's parents are probably a light sussex (looks like this) not mother though. The father (apparently a mixed breed)]
Jun 10, 2009 #4 SpringChickens Crowing 12 Years Feb 1, 2009 2,273 22 256 Lexington, KY To get a black sex link, you need to have a barred mother, not father. Not sure why this works, but it does. Sorry... Last edited: Jun 10, 2009
To get a black sex link, you need to have a barred mother, not father. Not sure why this works, but it does. Sorry...
Jun 10, 2009 Thread starter #5 eggsrcool Sussex Fanatic 10 Years May 18, 2009 1,721 13 161 England, United Kingdom Would the baby be male anyway? It;s growing a tail and small spurs on its legs?
Jun 10, 2009 #6 rodriguezpoultry Langshan Lover 11 Years Jan 4, 2009 10,918 147 361 Claremore, OK Tails are seen on almost all fowl! It's the length that gets ya.... Spurs are also seen on both males and females. If you could get a closer shot of it....facing towards us instead of running away that would REALLY help us figure it out.
Tails are seen on almost all fowl! It's the length that gets ya.... Spurs are also seen on both males and females. If you could get a closer shot of it....facing towards us instead of running away that would REALLY help us figure it out.
Jun 10, 2009 #7 speckledhen Intentional Solitude Premium Feather Member 17 Years Feb 3, 2007 79,946 16,013 1,366 Blue Ridge Mtns. of North Georgia Well, if those are actually its parents, then the chick is not a sexlinked anything. Pics aren't good enough to tell the sex.
Well, if those are actually its parents, then the chick is not a sexlinked anything. Pics aren't good enough to tell the sex.
Jun 10, 2009 Thread starter #8 eggsrcool Sussex Fanatic 10 Years May 18, 2009 1,721 13 161 England, United Kingdom When I get some clearer pics I'll post them