Sex- linked Information

[LindaB220]

great thread

what can i put over my buff orpington hens to make great sex linked layers or great DP birds?





thanks
piglett

How about a delaware cock. They grow fast and large. And aren't they silver?

 

[piglett]

Buff Orpingtons have gold not silver, so the hens cannot be used to make red sex links. Buff Orpingtons are not barred so the hens can’t be used to make black sex links. Out of luck there.

According to the chart in the first post in this thread, Orpingtons should be slow feathering. That means you can cross the hens with any of the fast-feathering breeds in the left side of that chart to get feather sexed chicks. I’m very cautious about depending on that because the birds are not always as pure for the fast or slow feathering gene as they should be, but at least you have a chance that way.

There are other ways to sex chicks too, like leg color, but I’m not familiar enough with those methods to know if there is anything along those lines you can use with Buff Orps.

Great can mean different things to different people. Cross a Buff Orpington with any other dual purpose breed that you think is great and you should get great chickens.

Well shoot i guess the buff hens will be kept for another type of project

when i say good i'm talking about something like this boy here


he is a buff orpington from a line that meets the SOP for the breed

he is still growing but should reach 15lbs or so

i like large chickens that are great on the table

if they will give about 4 eggs a week most of the year that's even better

If read the chart on the 1st page rite i can put him over a SLW hen (am i correct?)



the other breeds that i have are black blue & splash imported english orpingtons

not so sure that they will help with making what i want

will a SLW hen help me here at all?



then i have what i call New England Whites

daddy was a splash english Orpington momma was a white French Bresse

all the offspring are 99.5% white with just a couple splash feathers

the mom is my best layer

giving up often 6 eggs a week




thanks for your help heading me in the right direction

piglett

 

[LindaB220]

Well shoot

when i say good i'm talking about something like this boy here


he is a buff orpington from a line that meets the SOP for the breed

he is still growing but should reach 15lbs or so

i like large chickens that are great on the table

if they will give about 4 eggs a week most of the year that's even better

If read the chart on the 1st page rite i can put him over a SLW hen



the other breeds that i have are black blue & splash imported english orpingtons

not so sure that they will help with making what i want

will a SLW hen help me here at all?



then i have what i call New England Whites

daddy was a splash orpington momma was a French Bresse

all the offspring are 99.5% white with just a couple splash feathers

the mom is my best layer

giving up often 6 eggs a week




thanks for your help heading me in the right direction

piglett

That is some bird. You won't get a sex link but you can get a nice bird with a delaware cock. For your New England Whites, I'd use a RIR or NH. That should get you a sex link. (Maybe) They say don't mix a pure white. But It's worth a try. Good luck.

 

[dheltzel]

How about a delaware cock. They grow fast and large. And aren't they silver?

Yes, they are silver, but the sex linkage works the other way, silver hens and gold cock to get red/gold sex-links. Silver is dominant, so a silver cock would make all the chickens silver, not what you want for sexable chicks.

 

[sower56]

Can you tell me if I can tell male female with a French Black Copper Maran Roo with a Barred Rock Hen. I have one fixing to hatch in the next few days and was wondering if I could tell if it was a pullet or not.

 

[dheltzel]

Can you tell me if I can tell male female with a French Black Copper Maran Roo with a Barred Rock Hen. I have one fixing to hatch in the next few days and was wondering if I could tell if it was a pullet or not.

Yes, you will get black sex-links, males will have a white spot on the top of their head and will be barred (cuckoo) as they grow out. Females will not have the spot and no barring at any time.

 

[ronott1]

Can you tell me if I can tell male female with a French Black Copper Maran Roo with a Barred Rock Hen. I have one fixing to hatch in the next few days and was wondering if I could tell if it was a pullet or not.

The first post on this thread lists the breeds that will produce different sex links.

FBCM Roosters are not listed as a possibility so they must not make reliable sex links. I think you should get into the 85% range though.

 

[chicken pickin]

The first post on this thread lists the breeds that will produce different sex links.

FBCM Roosters are not listed as a possibility so they must not make reliable sex links. I think you should get into the 85% range though.

I have been doing this cross, BCM rooster x Barred hens, for about 2 years now with 100% accuracy for Black Sexlinks. That is my experience with it anyhow.

 

[ronott1]

I have been doing this cross, BCM rooster x Barred hens, for about 2 years now with 100% accuracy for Black Sexlinks. That is my experience with it anyhow.

That is great to know!

 

[Dead Rabbit]

I have been doing this cross, BCM rooster x Barred hens, for about 2 years now with 100% accuracy for Black Sexlinks. That is my experience with it anyhow.

Can u please give some info on the offspring of this cross? Temp. Intellect. Personality, cock aggression. Lay ability. Eggs color/size etc.

And any photos of cock and hen if they are available. Thanks