Sex-Linked chicks ?

[enola]

If I cross an Araucana rooster with a Barred Rock hen, I should be able to sex the chicks when they hatch ? Shouldn't I ?

What color will the roosters be when they feather out ? And the hens, what color will they be when they feather out ?

 

[enola]

I forgot to tell you the rooster is black.

 

[sangel4you]

I'd be interested in knowing this too...

 

[enola]

I know someone on this site is crossing barred rocks and araucanas, I just cannot remember who..........

 

[deerman]

Dont think so, the rooster needs to be a sexlink color, and the hens non sex link color.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Barring is sex-linked. Barred hen to black rooster = barred sons and non-barred daughters. Breed is irrelevant.

 

[Judy]

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Oh, that's great to know. So I take it barred hen to any roo produces the same? What if it is barred roo to non-barred hen?

 

[lotzahenz]

I was hoping to get more feedback on this thread, it's a great question. What do you have for a Cuckoo Marans hen (?barred?) to a solid black Roo, Jersey Giant? The genetics thing can be so confusing. Anyone?

 

[enola]

Lotza hens, I am going to guess you will get the same thing I have gotten.......

Lots of little boy chickens that are the color of their mom.....

And lots of little girl chickens that look like their papa .....

BUT ! This is actually good news

because I have a LOT more black ones than I do barred ones !!!!!

 

[deerman]

The rooster needs to be a sex link, think the black sex links.
are.
RIR or NH rooster X barred rock hen= black sex link (barred rooster chicks)

Not sure of all the sex link color in chickens.

Sex link color males X non sex link females = females sex link color, and male non sex link color/split sex link color.


Male non sex link color X females sex link color = all chicks looking like non sex link color, only male will be split to the sex link color.