Sex- linked Information

[WebbsFarm]

thanks for the information this will help us we have 1 black sex-link bantam

 

[anthony2014]

Hello anyone I have a red sex link female I was wondering can I mate anything with her if so can you tell me what I can mate with her.

 

[draye]

Hello anyone I have a red sex link female I was wondering can I mate anything with her if so can you tell me what I can mate with her.

You can mate her to anything you want. Just don't expect any sex-link babies from the matings. A lot of folks use either Rhode Island Red or White Rock males to mate sex-link hens.

 

[minamisfit]

This may seem like a silly question but why do they call them 'sex link'? Is it because you can tell what sex they are when they hatch?

 

[cmom]

Hello anyone I have a red sex link female I was wondering can I mate anything with her if so can you tell me what I can mate with her.

Sex-links are cross-bred chickens whose color at hatching is differentiated by sex, thus making chick sexing an easier process, such as a Red Sex-Link, which is a cross generally between a Rhode Island Red or a New Hampshire Red male and Rhode Island White or White Rock females. For a Black Sex-Link, you would breed a Rhode Island Red or a New Hampshire Red male to a Barred Rock female. The Red Sex-Link male chicks hatch out white and the females are a buff color. Sex-links come in many varieties, and are not a true breed. If you mate a Sex-Link with any other breed you will get a mutt or barnyard chicken. The chicks of a Sex-Link can hatch out to be most any color. They will still be very good layers. Here are some charts for the different crosses. Good luck and have fun...

 

[piglett]

here are a couple of pics of my jubilee cockerel that i want to put over my white pullets

does he pass as red?

i should get red females & silver male chicks as far as i know

 

[Frindizzle]

Thanks!

 

[cmom]

Thanks!

Thanks! for what???

 

[Frindizzle]

For the info!

 

[cmom]

OK