Need More Testers: black sex links?

[GreenGoddess]

I have 12+ Production Red x Barred rock eggs up for Auction.. All of the chicks I just hatched out 4 weeks ago look like black sex link but my roo has white legs instead of yellow so I suspect he may have speckled sussex in him somewhere.. I know characteristics can show up several generations later so I am not sure how far back in the line it goes.. I am trying to find people who are interested in helping me figure out if they are true sex links.. As you can see in the pic, one has white dots and the rest don't.. Fertility was 100%.. Eggs will be collected daily until the auction has ended and I get up to 4 eggs a day from them so whatever I have at the end of auction, you get! (possible 4 eggs a day = 20 eggs).

 

[painthorse]

I just hatched out 13 production red x black copper marans chicks. I got 2 white black on wings, 3 soilid blues, 4 soilid black,1 red,3 a mixture of black & red. I can't wait till the pullets start to lay eggs to see how big & dark they are. Good luck on your project. Keep me up to date please.

 

[GreenGoddess]

Thanks, I will!

Goddess

 

[kelseygirl707]

I just have to say I love what you are using for a feeder, it'd one of the inserts for a healthy choice steamer, right?

 

[GreenGoddess]

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LOL! Yes.. But, I had to change it shortly after I took that pic because I needed to grind the food up smaller for our little miracle chick.. She is 1/3 the size of the rest and has trouble eating the crumbles because she is so tiny.. So, I switched to one of those black bowls from the banquet spaghetti dinners.. LOL.. I save everything like that.. I must have about 100 mac n cheese cups in my cabinet..

Goddess

 

[BawGock]

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I have a friend that crossed production red with her cuckoo marans and they lay an extra large egg that is slightly darker than the production red but bigger than the marans egg. You will probably get some darker than hers.

I bet they'll be great.
Carolyn

 

[GreenGoddess]

actually, my PR's lay a light brown eggs and my BR's lay light brown or even pink eggs... Much lighter than the CM's...

Goddess