Sexlink Thread- Pictures and Discussion

[bigspringshatchery]

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i have some golden cuckoo marans that can be sexed at birth. i just took some pictures and ill post em. not sure if this is what you were wanting.

 

[bigspringshatchery]

this is my roo

one pullet, i only got one this color

the rest look like this, kinda like a black copper marans but they have a white spot on their heads like barred rocks

 

[HaikuHeritageFarm]

Sex-Links really pique my interest for some reason. The possibilities are endless!

Could you make purebred Ameraucana sexlinks by using a Wheaten, Buff, or blue Ameraucana roo over silver duckwing hens? (Or would they magically become EE's?!)

I love the sex-linked Olive Egger ideas, various imaginative sex-linked EEs. Maybe a Russian Orloff roo over a Silver Duckwing Am for some spangled, bearded EE sexlinks? Or a Polish over the Silver Duckwing hen for a crested one EE...or a Brabanter for a spangled, bearded AND crested EE with light blue eggs! Or try them with a Silkie for beards, crests and general cute factor and some little blue eggs.

Hmm, I need some Silver Duckwing Ameraucanas.

I like the idea of purebred sexlinks like the Wyandottes. Suppose you could also do it with Cochins, Marans, Plymouth Rocks, Brahmas, Sussex, Leghorn, etc. The colors would possibly be weird in some combinations, but as long as they weren't being sold as breeder stock, strictly ornamental purebred layers, it would be an awesome boost for the home hatchery.

Are Barred Hollands the only barred white egg layers? They would be nice to mix with a pure Ameraucana roo for some pretty light blue egg-layers, too!

 

[draye]

Could you make purebred Ameraucana sexlinks by using a Wheaten, Buff, or blue Ameraucana roo over silver duckwing hens? (Or would they magically become EE's?!)

I don't think this would make a sexlink. Unless the red in the wheaten comes thru. It is usually red over the silver that make sexlink. However the Wheaten over something barred or cuckoo will make a black sex link.

I am considering taking my silver EE hens and putting a red of somekind of rooster over them to make (see if they will) red sex links.

They call everything mixed with Ameraucana or EE an EE. You have to make you own definition for an EE the way I see it. I will not mix anything with my EE's and call them EE, but that's just me. If I do make the sexlink cross I will just call them green egg laying sex links.​

 

[Louieandthecrew]

Holaaaa! Leaving for vaca today

 

[phasianidae]

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Yes, that is correct.

 

[HaikuHeritageFarm]

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I don't think this would make a sexlink. Unless the red in the wheaten comes thru. It is usually red over the silver that make sexlink. However the Wheaten over something barred or cuckoo will make a black sex link.

I am considering taking my silver EE hens and putting a red of somekind of rooster over them to make (see if they will) red sex links.

They call everything mixed with Ameraucana or EE an EE. You have to make you own definition for an EE the way I see it. I will not mix anything with my EE's and call them EE, but that's just me. If I do make the sexlink cross I will just call them green egg laying sex links.

I think it would. Silver Ameraucanas are the same gene as in Silver Leghorns (which are on the chart) and Wheaten Ameraucanas are the same gene as Brown Leghorns (which are on the chart.)

 

[RAREROO]

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I don't think this would make a sexlink. Unless the red in the wheaten comes thru. It is usually red over the silver that make sexlink. However the Wheaten over something barred or cuckoo will make a black sex link.

I am considering taking my silver EE hens and putting a red of somekind of rooster over them to make (see if they will) red sex links.

They call everything mixed with Ameraucana or EE an EE. You have to make you own definition for an EE the way I see it. I will not mix anything with my EE's and call them EE, but that's just me. If I do make the sexlink cross I will just call them green egg laying sex links.

I think it would. Silver Ameraucanas are the same gene as in Silver Leghorns (which are on the chart) and Wheaten Ameraucanas are the same gene as Brown Leghorns (which are on the chart.)

Yes it would work. Silver Ameraucanas and Silver Leghorns are both Silver Duckwing colored and the SILVER part is what you need for the hens to make sexlinks.

However Wheaten Ameraucanas are not the same as Brown Leghorns. The Wheaten Ameraucasnas are Wheaten and the Brown Leghorns are Red Duckwing. But regardless. It would still work since Wheaten is gold gened so breeding a Wheaten Ameraucana roo on Silver Ameraucana hens should give you BBRed ( Red Duckwing) pullets and roos that look more like Golden Duckwing. ( Wheaten is Recessive so thats why the Duckwing should come through as the color pattern in this cross)

ETA..... In the top post you mentioned Wheaten, Buff, and Blue as the roos and I wanted to add that the Blues would NOT work but the Buffs would as well though if you wanted to use a Buff roo on Silver Duckwing hens, that would work as well. You should get more or less, Buff Columbian pullets and Split Silver/Gold roos.

 

[RAREROO]

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Since sexlinks are crossbreds and not a breed, they is no standard. But they can be shown as production birds. They will be judged for egg laying ability. The lopsided comb will not matter, it will be judged for color and size but not lopsidedness.

You cant show sexlinks in anything other that a prodution catagory since they arent a breed and thus dont have breed standards.

 

[RAREROO]

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i have some golden cuckoo marans that can be sexed at birth. i just took some pictures and ill post em. not sure if this is what you were wanting.

I belive Aina means sexlinks from crossing other colors of Marans roos on like Wheaten, BCM, Blacks, Blues, Birchen ect... on Cuckoo hens to make Sexlinked Marans. The Golden Cuckoos would be considered an Autosexing Variety instead of Sexlinked since they breed true to that trait.