mutt chicks lol

[TnClayboy]

Actually I have 10 white rocks and 2 RIR Roosters . I collected 30 eggs over 5 days 3 I tossed on day 10 that weren't fertile. Left me with 27 all but one hatched . Not bad for the first time incubating . All white Rocks and RIR came from Cackle Hatchery.

 

[TnClayboy]

Maybe one or two of the 10 hens does have the silver factor that's why the 3 red chicks hatched . The one that died trying to get out was a red chick so actually there were 4 out of 27 were red all the rest blackish

 

[TnClayboy]

I might do a little experiment. Band each WR hen with her own number .1 to 10. Isolate each hen for a day or two , collect those eggs and number them with chicken . Incubate the 10 eggs watch like a hawk during hatch to see witch chicken or chickens hatch out red . If that works then I will know which hen or hens produce red chicks . Would that work?

 

[Michael OShay]

I might do a little experiment. Band each WR hen with her own number .1 to 10. Isolate each hen for a day or two , collect those eggs and number them with chicken . Incubate the 10 eggs watch like a hawk during hatch to see witch chicken or chickens hatch out red . If that works then I will know which hen or hens produce red chicks . Would that work?

I don't see why not. Of course only the female Red Sex Link chicks will be reddish colored. Male Red Sex Link chicks will be whitish colored.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

I might do a little experiment. Band each WR hen with her own number .1 to 10. Isolate each hen for a day or two , collect those eggs and number them with chicken . Incubate the 10 eggs watch like a hawk during hatch to see witch chicken or chickens hatch out red . If that works then I will know which hen or hens produce red chicks . Would that work?

Yes, that would be a great way to figure out which of the WR's are actually silver based. Having attempted to "watch like a hawk," to catch which chick came out of which shell, I can highly recommend separating out the hatches as it is amazing how quickly those chicks hatch and move and mix shells.

Also, I'm sure you are aware that the sex linking will only be this first generation. If you breed the RSL's, the sex linking drops away.

LofMc

 

[TnClayboy]

Yes I have heard that about the sex link . Wonder if I could do a five egg group and put a five compartment divider in incubator at beginning of lock down . Guess I could make one and move hydrometer to each compartment and make sure humidity stays rt that would be the only issue I could think of . It took about 3 days for my last batch I opened bator once a day just long enough to snatch chicks out ,less than 30 seconds .

 

[BantamLover21]

X2 on that. Not all White Rocks carry the silver factor so you wouldn't get Red Sex Links unless you bred a Rhode Island Red rooster with White Rock hens that do carry the silver factor. Ideal Poultry breeds Red Sex Links by crossing RIRs with silver factor White Rocks.

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