Sex- linked Information

[RAREROO]

Clint-- were you happy with the SS on the barred rocks?  How well could the sexes be differentiated?  I've seen pics of reddish SS chicks and black backed chicks. Which are they as pure SS? 

I don't remember much about them, its been years since I hatched them and I sold them before they stared laying . And pure SS chicks are the black blacked ones, they had a chipmunk pattern.

 

[Arielle]

I don't remember much about them, its been years since I hatched them and I sold them before they stared laying . And pure SS chicks are the black blacked ones, they had a chipmunk pattern.

THe SS rooster x Barred Rock hen = ? Could you separate the males and females or did they look pretty much alike?

 

[Breshcandra]

I got a new chick from a different batch and I am curious what it will be. I did not read the post that showed the correct way to get a picture of the chick to see if it has a spot or not.

 

[Cowgirl71]

I got a new chick from a different batch and I am curious what it will be. I did not read the post that showed the correct way to get a picture of the chick to see if it has a spot or not.

She's a blue sexlink from a barred hen, correct? In which case I believe you have a pretty little girl there. I don't see a head spot and she has a dark beak.

 

[Breshcandra]

Yes. so its still a she despite the couple of white feathers in her wings?

 

[jeslewmazer]

Yes, like Cowgirl71 said I see no head spot, so I would say girl too.

 

[Arielle]

White feathering on wings is cosmetic; white spot on the head, or not is genetic sexing gene at work.

 

[bluesGuy]

if i cross a BR roo with RIR hens will the pullets be as good layers as the normal black sex link?

thanx in advance.

 

[Ridgerunner]

if i cross a BR roo with RIR hens will the pullets be as good layers as the normal black sex link?

thanx in advance.

They will be as good at laying as taking a rooster out of that RIR flock and mating him with a hen out of that BR flock. The only difference is whether or not you can sex them at hatch.

There is nothing magic about a sex link and laying ability. They are not great layers because they are sex links. They are great layers because their parents are great layers, or they are lousy layers because their parents are lousy layers.

I don't know what a "normal" black sex link is. Some hatcheries sell commercial egg laying chickens as sex links. Those are great layers. They have been bred for many generations to produce great layers.

Some hatcheries cross birds from their dual purpose flocks to produce sex links. Since hatchery dual purpose flocks are usually good egg layers, these crosses are usually good egg layers. They are bigger in size than the commercial sex links and do not get as good a feed to egg conversion rate, but they normally lay pretty well.

Some of us make out own sex links out of birds we have in our flocks. Some of those make good egg layers. Some may be better for meat than eggs. Some may be good at neither. It depends on what we are breeding for and the traits of their parents.

 

[bluesGuy]

They will be as good at laying as taking a rooster out of that RIR flock and mating him with a hen out of that BR flock. The only difference is whether or not you can sex them at hatch.
There is nothing magic about a sex link and laying ability. They are not great layers because they are sex links. They are great layers because their parents are great layers, or they are lousy layers because their parents are lousy layers.
I don't know what a "normal" black sex link is. Some hatcheries sell commercial egg laying chickens as sex links. Those are great layers. They have been bred for many generations to produce great layers.
Some hatcheries cross birds from their dual purpose flocks to produce sex links. Since hatchery dual purpose flocks are usually good egg layers, these crosses are usually good egg layers. They are bigger in size than the commercial sex links and do not get as good a feed to egg conversion rate, but they normally lay pretty well.
Some of us make out own sex links out of birds we have in our flocks. Some of those make good egg layers. Some may be better for meat than eggs. Some may be good at neither. It depends on what we are breeding for and the traits of their parents.

verry helpful thanx, i guess i was abit confused