Need help with sexing my black sex link chicks

[MysteryChicken]

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Not black Sex-links. Some of them have double bars, they're Barred Rocks. Wide white bars indicate cockerel most of the time. I see two cockerels, & 2 pullets. I'm also judging by leg color, which is surprisingly accurate.

 

[swampfox440]

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Welcome to BYC ! How cute they are !

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC.

 

[NatJ]

Not black Sex-links. Some of them have double bars, they're Barred Rocks. Wide white bars indicate cockerel most of the time. I see two cockerels, & 2 pullets. I'm also judging by leg color, which is surprisingly accurate.

I agree about the ones with more white being Barred Rock males (more white, because they have two copies of the barring gene).

I'm not sure whether the others are Barred Rock females, or Black Sexlink males. Either would have one copy of the barring gene.

There are NO Black Sexlink females in the photo.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I agree about the ones with more white being Barred Rock males (more white, because they have two copies of the barring gene).

I'm not sure whether the others are Barred Rock females, or Black Sexlink males. Either would have one copy of the barring gene.

There are NO Black Sexlink females in the photo.

I'm betting they're Barred Rocks, though.

We'll find out once they grow up.

Yep, male black Sex-links will be single Barred.

 

[janiedoe]

Did you get them from a farm store? I'm just curious as to who sold them to you as black sex links?

 

[rjohns39]

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[N F C]

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