Sexlink Thread- Pictures and Discussion

[Mrs MIA]

I just found this thread.

I'm working on sexlinks too. I had RIR over Delawares, but had a hard time sexing some of the chicks so I moved over to blacks. I have a BO roo, RIR roo, and a RC RIR roo in the wings for Spring over BR hens. Because of the extreme cold here, I'm hoping to produce some rose comb chicks with the RC RIR. Does anyone have any insights on the comb genetics in this case? Can I expect some, or hopefully all, of them to be RC?

 

[RAREROO]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

I just found this thread.

I'm working on sexlinks too. I had RIR over Delawares, but had a hard time sexing some of the chicks so I moved over to blacks. I have a BO roo, RIR roo, and a RC RIR roo in the wings for Spring over BR hens. Because of the extreme cold here, I'm hoping to produce some rose comb chicks with the RC RIR. Does anyone have any insights on the comb genetics in this case? Can I expect some, or hopefully all, of them to be RC?

Yes Rose comb is dominant over Single combs so all of your chicks from the RC roo should be Rose Combed but there may still be a chance of a couple SCs.
Please post pics if do them, I've been wondering why we hardly hear of a rose comb strain of Sexlinks. I may eventually work on some.​

 

[Mrs MIA]

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Yes Rose comb is dominant over Single combs so all of your chicks from the RC roo should be Rose Combed but there may still be a chance of a couple SCs.
Please post pics if do them, I've been wondering why we hardly hear of a rose comb strain of Sexlinks. I may eventually work on some.

Thank you! That made my day.

 

[PepsNick]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

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Yes Rose comb is dominant over Single combs so all of your chicks from the RC roo should be Rose Combed but there may still be a chance of a couple SCs.
Please post pics if do them, I've been wondering why we hardly hear of a rose comb strain of Sexlinks. I may eventually work on some.

Thank you! That made my day.

RAREROO you are a Sexlink-expert! Wish I knew all that you did! I just write it down

Update on Lily, if anyone's interested

- The broody-breaking didn't take much, it was fun while it lasted, though!

She's now outside laying in the bushes

 

[PepsNick]

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Wow! Thanks for sharing!

I love your birds! And Cinnamon is a great name, in fact my friend has a BO named Cinnamon that just survived a possum attack!

GPLF- Yours' are beautiful too! Perfect little flock.

 

[RAREROO]

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Thank you! That made my day.

RAREROO you are a Sexlink-expert! Wish I knew all that you did! I just write it down

Update on Lily, if anyone's interested

- The broody-breaking didn't take much, it was fun while it lasted, though!

She's now outside laying in the bushes

Haha Thanks but it doesnt take much, just basic learning what is what and what works or doesnt work with what then you can apply it in most any situation.

And it was probably a good call to break her up. I would be bad for her to spend 3 weeks setting just to have her hard work killed by the cold weather. I dont let anything set during the cold weather either.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

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Oh they are really pretty!

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

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I LOVE the pic of the chick standing in the sunlight.

 

[PepsNick]

RAREROO- Haha, just kind of fun to know I had a broody while it lasted

 

[RAREROO]

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Yep, during the right time of year broodies are very welcome around my place. I have two buff ducks that set all the time. The turkeys are almost annoying about wanting to set all the time at the end of the season but I usually dont let them becuase I only have a few and I sell there eggs and I need them to stay productive to fill orders, and they usually arent very successful as broodies anyway. But I dont have chickens wanting to set very often, just mainly one silkie mixed hen.