new batch of Black Sex links are here and YELLOW

[Mrs Stumpgrinder]

I'm so confused

I have pure Barred Rocks and pure RIR and the batch is hatching as I type. Can anyone help me understand why I have YELLOW chicks...

Nancy

 

[Peep_Show]

Is it possible somebody is playing an A-P-R-I-L F-O-O-L-S joke on you?

 

[Makenziejh]

I guessing that after they loose their baby feathers they will change color, but I cant be sure, its never happened to me before

 

[Mrs Stumpgrinder]

I wish this was an April fools... I wanted to sell the chicks but I can't sell "Black" sex links if they are yellow.

I had one in the last batch and it got more white, it's almost 2 weeks old now.

 

[jossanne]

Just checking here... your rooster is the RIR, right?

 

[Mrs Stumpgrinder]

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yes, th rooster is RIR and the hens are Barred Rocks....
does this mean all the yellow chicks are roos?


Nancy

 

[jossanne]

Weird. In that mix, they should all be black, and the ones with white spots on their heads would be males. No clue about the yellow. That makes no sense to me.

 

[aussieheelr]

I would guess that the yellow is a pullet. girl like the daddy, boy like the mama.

 

[jossanne]

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But mama is a barred rock...

 

[BekahBear]

can you post some pics? i'm really interested to see what the chicks look like. i've never heard of that cross producing yellow chicks before.

do you have any pics of the parents too? i want to know what type of mutant RIR and Barred rocks these are to produce yellow chicks.