Sexlinks

[gmachicken]

I got two sexlink chicks. They are now 9 weeks old. One is larger than the other. Should I be expecting it to be a roo?

 

[Chickenrandomness]

if it is white yes

female sexlinks are red, males are white

thats why they're called sex-links

 

[gmachicken]

So they are black. One, the smaller, has a white dot on her chest and the other has orange coming in around the neck area.
Are they then not sexlinks? If so what are they?
Thanks for the help.

 

[magicpigeon]

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No if they are sex linked the coloring itself should give away ther gender, not the size

 

[spiritdance]

Those are black star sexlinks, and unless one of them is barred they are both pullets.

eta: black stars are a cross between a barred hen (like a Barred Rock) and a red roo (like a RIR or New Hampshire)

Red sexlinks (called variously red stars, cinnamon queens, and a couple other names) are a cross between a white hen carrying silver genetics and a red roo - the pullets are varying shades of red and the roos are white with various levels of color bleed through

 

[Chickenrandomness]

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oops! lol, i forgot all about black sex-links! you're a life saver spiritdance!

 

[gmachicken]

Thank you folks,
They are both pullets.
I feel better that the place I bought them knew what they were talking about!!
Thank you again.

 

[tadkerson]

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read this

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=261208


Tim