sex link roo?

[Bug n Flock]

This is one of my fiance's favorite cockrels. What is this bird? Sex link male?

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

Definite male. I'm not the best at breeds.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Where did you get him?

 

[keesmom]

Mixed breed. Black sex link males are barred.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Agreed. He's mixed, but not a Black-sex link. He's showing a Birchin-type pattern versus barring.

 

[Bug n Flock]

Hmm. He is either from cackle thru a surprise box or he is from TSC discount bin. Quite surprised so many are mixes.

 

[cstephens1987]

Silver birchen Sussex?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Hmm. He is either from cackle thru a surprise box or he is from TSC discount bin. Quite surprised so many are mixes.

He could be an asian black, which is a laying hybrid that isn't sex linked.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Hmm. He is either from cackle thru a surprise box or he is from TSC discount bin. Quite surprised so many are mixes.

There are many purposeful crosses sold through the hatcheries beyond sex links.....crosses or unrecognized breeds ....and project/unrecognized varieties....both as broilers and layers. Examples of such would be production black/blue/red, Asian black, Dixie rainbow, freedom rangers, whiting true blue, whiting true green, cherry Eggers, lakeshore Eggers, etc.....some are full on crosses of two recognized breeds, others are bred within themselves but are not standardized/recognized "breeds"

 

[Bug n Flock]

Oh. Then yeah he is probably an asian. That was one of the "breeds" that they had listed. Did not know that was a mix. Learn something new every day. thanks guys