Breeding sex links will produce a mottled affair. Since they have two distinctively different parents mated to "nick" a great laying hybrid, they will produce good, solid layers, but the coloring will forever be rather blotching and inconsistent, shall we say.
90% of the hatchery chicks are "mutts". Let's fact it. They are no longer true to standards or type. Many have polluted gene pools. They are called RIR, but they are far from the heritage bird. But, they will breed true, that is, they will make more of themselves. This might be the way you wish to go if breeding for consistent look is something you want. Production Reds would likely come the closet to the Sex-Link hybrids in production while maintaining a consistent breed look.
Honestly, to me, it doesn't really matter what they look like (as long as they are pretty) it would be ok if the babies ended up different colors... I just want GREAT egg layers!
Breeding sex links will produce a mottled affair. Since they have two distinctively different parents mated to "nick" a great laying hybrid, they will produce good, solid layers, but the coloring will forever be rather blotching and inconsistent, shall we say.
90% of the hatchery chicks are "mutts". Let's fact it. They are no longer true to standards or type. Many have polluted gene pools. They are called RIR, but they are far from the heritage bird. But, they will breed true, that is, they will make more of themselves. This might be the way you wish to go if breeding for consistent look is something you want. Production Reds would likely come the closet to the Sex-Link hybrids in production while maintaining a consistent breed look.
The Buff Orpingtons are here! I'm so glad they made it here alright, and I'd LOVE to post pictures but I've already put pictures all over! So if you'd like to see them type into the search "Coming Soon... And They're Here! *PICTURES*" and the link will come up to my thread. Pictures are on page 5. I'll post a link if you'd like
Alright darn it! I decided to get in on this thread but I knew I needed to upload the pics of the babies or Nick would just ask me to anyway
! We got 4 Isa Brown chicks on wednesday of last week. They had just arrived at the feed store that day and were shipped on monday so that leads me to think they hatched on sunday the 27th? Two of them are really confusing me. The one with a yellow head acts really different than the other 3, bold, curious, tries to escape the brooder. And one of them doesn't have nearly as much feathering as the other 3.
Now in return for the pics, Nick, you really must reassure me that despite being a little weirdo and having a yellow head Orchickamimus is indeed a girl!
