Sexlink Thread- Pictures and Discussion

[gordonburrito]

Some pictures of my two black sex link hens now that spring has sprung

 

[Louieandthecrew]

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Pretty birds!

 

[Louieandthecrew]

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So cute!

 

[HaikuHeritageFarm]

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Oh no! LOL Hope you figure it out! They are adorable. Will you be keeping any of the sexlinks to maturity? I wonder if the girls end up getting any lacing?

I have set some AraucanaxCuckoo Maran sex-links and some barred LeghornxAmeraucana crosses that are supposedly also sexable. (All chicks will be barred, this is F2, but males and females should still be distinguishable.)

I'm reading up on how to keep them separated at hatching, just in case there is any confusion!

 

[cackleberrycoop]

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Wow, really dramatic! Beautiful girls.

 

[cackleberrycoop]

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That is totally awesome. Can't WAIT to see the results of this cross. Do you have any photos of the parent birds?

 

[jeremy]

So I have a Blue Wheaten Ameraucana roo over Delaware hens, I've been told the resulting chicks will be sex linked at hatch.

So, which one is the boy and which is the girl?

 

[HaikuHeritageFarm]

The redder ones should be pullets, the silver ones should be cockerels.

 

[tadkerson]

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You should wait three weeks ( no rooster with the hens) before introducing a new roosters to hens. Females store sperm from roosters- they can produce chicks from multiple fathers all in the same hatch.

Tim

 

[cackleberrycoop]

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You should wait three weeks ( no rooster with the hens) before introducing a new roosters to hens. Females store sperm from roosters- they can produce chicks from multiple fathers all in the same hatch.

Tim

Oh, I know to wait three weeks. I do a LOT of wait around here. These chicks are well and truly fathered by a RIR. Thanks for the caution though.