Sex- linked Information

[mohammadjavad]

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[jerryse]

May I ask if I put the Malines male over New Hampshire Red female will produce sex link chicks?

Probably not . I had to look up the breed . They appear to be just cuckoo . So no silver involved . New Hampshire over cuckoo Malines would give sex links . The male chicks would have the head spot .

 

[cmom]

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سسلام محمد، آیا شما انگلیسی می دانید؟ من فکر نمی کنم های بسیاری را در این انجمن درک فارسی. فارسی.

Hi mohammadjavad, do you know English? I don't think many on this forum understand Persian.

 

[tommysgirl]

The other way Red over Barred would give you black sex links.

Barred over Red of this mix would get you some excellent dual purpose birds but no sex links...sorry

 

[donrae]

No. Read the chart on the first page. For red sex links you need silver hens. For black sex links you need barred hens. Red hens can not make any sex link.

 

[Olive Oil]

Blue Wheaten Ameracauna roo over a Cuckoo Marans hen? Black sex link? Or will the blue wheaten be too light in color? I read something about the down needing to be dark to see the light spot on the heads of the roos. The down of both parents has to be dark?

 

[jerryse]

Blue Wheaten Ameracauna roo over a Cuckoo Marans hen? Black sex link? Or will the blue wheaten be too light in color? I read something about the down needing to be dark to see the light spot on the heads of the roos. The down of both parents has to be dark?

You will get both blue and black sex links . Do not worry about wheaten in this cross . There is enough black from the cuckoo to overpower the wheaten chick color . You will clearly see the head spot . Adult color may not be pure black or blue but they will have plenty of black or blue .

 

[donrae]

Blue Wheaten Ameracauna roo over a Cuckoo Marans hen? Black sex link? Or will the blue wheaten be too light in color? I read something about the down needing to be dark to see the light spot on the heads of the roos. The down of both parents has to be dark? 

This should work. The regular cuckoo hens are extended black, and even on the blue chicks you'll easily be able to see the head spot. My concern before was the blue Wheaton over the gold cuckoo hen. I forget what color the gold cuckoo is based on, but it's not black. So mixing that with your Wheaton male could produce chicks with a light down where the spot isn't visible.

Only one parent needs to be extended black. The rooster can be pretty much any non-barred, non-white breed. For example a buff Orp over a barred Rock makes a beautiful, easy to sex cross.

 

[Olive Oil]

Blue Wheaten Ameracauna roo over a Cuckoo Marans hen? Black sex link? Or will the blue wheaten be too light in color? I read something about the down needing to be dark to see the light spot on the heads of the roos. The down of both parents has to be dark?

Blue Wheaten Ameracauna roo over a Cuckoo Marans hen? Black sex link? Or will the blue wheaten be too light in color? I read something about the down needing to be dark to see the light spot on the heads of the roos. The down of both parents has to be dark?

You will get both blue and black sex links . Do not worry about wheaten in this cross . There is enough black from the cuckoo to overpower the wheaten chick color . You will clearly see the head spot . Adult color may not be pure black or blue but they will have plenty of black or blue .

This should work. The regular cuckoo hens are extended black, and even on the blue chicks you'll easily be able to see the head spot. My concern before was the blue Wheaton over the gold cuckoo hen. I forget what color the gold cuckoo is based on, but it's not black. So mixing that with your Wheaton male could produce chicks with a light down where the spot isn't visible.

Only one parent needs to be extended black. The rooster can be pretty much any non-barred, non-white breed. For example a buff Orp over a barred Rock makes a beautiful, easy to sex cross.

Woo hoo happy dance!

My wheatens/blue wheatens have great egg color, so I really wanted to use them. Thanks!

 

[donrae]

I'm thinking you're going to get some pretty hens from that cross. I'm a sucker for blue birds, and the Wheaton parent should contribute some interesting color leakage on the neck/chest of the hens. If you have nice dark egg genetics to start with, you should get a nice rich colored olive egg.