Sex-Link Ducklings

[Omniskies]

I'd like to cross a Black Cayuga and Khaki Campbell to make some sex-link ducklings and had some questions about the genetics involved.

If I have a black drake cross that came from a black male and chocolate female cross, then cross that black drake to Campbell hens, would I still have sex-linked offspring or would the chocolate genes the father carries get in the way of that?

What I'd like to do is the following:

black drake (black x chocolate cross) on a chocolate hen.

The end result is to be able to immediately separate out broilers and egg layers without having to wait.

Thanks.

 

[DuckLady]

That sounds interesting. If you experiment, let us know what you find.

 

[Omniskies]

I'll definitely be experimenting. It's just that all the ducks I want to experiment with are sort of a month old right now. We're looking at a six month long project - minimum. I don't have a problem with the time frame, but if I can find out an answer sooner it'd be helpful

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

It would seem that the chocolate that the drake has would be 'getting in the way' of making a sexlink, but I am not 100% sure.

 

[conny63malies]

Depends on if the color is dominant, codominant or simple recessive.