Sexlink Thread- Pictures and Discussion

[RAREROO]

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It didnt work for me.

 

[Kassaundra]

Rareroo and cowgirl, thanks for the responses. A black copper marans can be used for the male, right?

 

[RAREROO]

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Yes.

 

[PepsNick]

Why can't sexlink just be a breed you can reproduce?

 

[kathyinmo]

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Because the definition of a breed is: Animals that, through selection and breeding, have come to resemble one another and pass those traits uniformly to their offspring. Meaning, they "breed true."

A sexlink will not breed true .... they will be 2 different looking chickens, according to their sex.

 

[Cowgirl71]

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Because the definition of a breed is: Animals that, through selection and breeding, have come to resemble one another and pass those traits uniformly to their offspring. Meaning, they "breed true."

A sexlink will not breed true .... they will be 2 different looking chickens, according to their sex.

Hate to correct you, but there ARE sex-link breeds in Europe that breed true and produce sex-link chicks generation after generation. My favorite is the Cream Legbar. They lay blue eggs! I wish I knew where I could get some.

Here's a few links:
http://www.creamlegbar.co.uk/
http://www.omlet.us/breeds/breeds.php?breed_type=Chickens&breed=Cream+Legbar
http://poultrykeeper.com/legbar/legbar-photos/cream-legbar.html
http://www.dtbcentre.co.uk/legbar.htm

 

[PepsNick]

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Because the definition of a breed is: Animals that, through selection and breeding, have come to resemble one another and pass those traits uniformly to their offspring. Meaning, they "breed true."

A sexlink will not breed true .... they will be 2 different looking chickens, according to their sex.

Well I know that, I was being sarcastic. I created this thread

 

[PepsNick]

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Because the definition of a breed is: Animals that, through selection and breeding, have come to resemble one another and pass those traits uniformly to their offspring. Meaning, they "breed true."

A sexlink will not breed true .... they will be 2 different looking chickens, according to their sex.

But anyways, welcome to the thread! Got sexlinks?

 

[Mrs MIA]

There's a little difference between "sexlink" and "autosexing".. yes? I can sex my Dorkings at birth by the coloring, and they breed true. But breeding two totally different breeds in order to do this does not create chicks that breed true.

 

[Cowgirl71]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

I can sex my Dorkings at birth by the coloring, and they breed true.

Really?! I wonder what other purebreds can be sexed with 90+% accuracy at hatch...​