Mis-sexed Sexlink?

[808momof4]

This chicken is ALL legs. What is the breed (if it's not a sexlink) and gender? S/he is 5.5 weeks (6 weeks Monday). S/he is also not as fully feathered as our other 5 week olds.

 

[808momof4]

I'm concerned because the body is so small compared to the other pullets we have (but they are different breeds). And she's just so tall.

 

[ChickNanny13]

She's at that awkward stage ... Hope you got their coop ready. You can start acclimating them to the outside World.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Looks all pullet from here....just at the awkward stage.
Was it from a hatchery/retailer or private flock? The latter is where you can find issues as some folks believe breeding a sex link to a sex link = sex links, but the resulting chicks are not sex linked and you can get chicks that hatch red but are male.

 

[808momof4]

She's at that awkward stage ... Hope you got their coop ready. You can start acclimating them to the outside World.

Coop is almost done. I put them outside all day (sun up to sun set) and they sleep in their bigger brooder at night. This sexlink is the only one to have a really awkward stage. LOL all the others went from cute to pretty. LOL

 

[808momof4]

Looks all pullet from here....just at the awkward stage.
Was it from a hatchery/retailer or private flock? The latter is where you can find issues as some folks believe breeding a sex link to a sex link = sex links, but the resulting chicks are not sex linked and you can get chicks that hatch red but are male.

Just a mom and pop retailer. She wasn't a dark color when we bought her. I'm not sure what type of sexlink she is. My 11 year old just liked her.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Just a mom and pop retailer. She wasn't a dark color when we bought her. I'm not sure what type of sexlink she is. My 11 year old just liked her.

Shes a red sex link.....sold under lots of different proprietary names, but all resulting from gold based cock over silver based hen

 

[wleigh1021]

agreed that she looks like a red sex link pullet. her legs do look thick which could be the teenage phase. There are sex link red rangers with cockerals being red, but I don't think that is the case here.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

red sex link pullet. Time to get those babies outside!

ETA: a red sex link cockerel would be white bodied with red wing shoulders and some red on the tail. Very different looking.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

agreed that she looks like a red sex link pullet. her legs do look thick which could be the teenage phase. There are sex link red rangers with cockerals being red, but I don't think that is the case here.

What form of sex linking is being employed there......wing sexing crosses?