Are Silver Penciled Cochin Bantams sex linked? I ordered a bantam assortment and now they are four weeks old. The chicks that I think are Silver Penciled looked the same only two had "dark heads" and two had "light heads.
Dark
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm7.static.flickr.com%2F6001%2F6017793111_2cd2123f54_b.jpg&hash=5aaf8e7d63f019347b4743db64e656b2)
IMG-20110806-00075 by AuberyMirkwood, on Flickr
Light
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm7.static.flickr.com%2F6006%2F6018341994_6bd93093b4_b.jpg&hash=cd6d868153094146a55732fd041adb4c)
IMG-20110806-00074 by AuberyMirkwood, on Flickr
They are now feathering out the exact same colors and patterns only the darks seem to be girls and the lights seem to be boys.
Dark
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm7.static.flickr.com%2F6065%2F6094474412_d28845d3a0_b.jpg&hash=52818ac926d3811931c613ea5612f981)
Mmmm by AuberyMirkwood, on Flickr
Light
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm7.static.flickr.com%2F6183%2F6094475622_faef053d53_b.jpg&hash=269fd9c62f91f8b5635d0b0442bdf44b)
What did you say? by AuberyMirkwood, on Flickr
Opinions?
Dark
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm7.static.flickr.com%2F6001%2F6017793111_2cd2123f54_b.jpg&hash=5aaf8e7d63f019347b4743db64e656b2)
IMG-20110806-00075 by AuberyMirkwood, on Flickr
Light
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm7.static.flickr.com%2F6006%2F6018341994_6bd93093b4_b.jpg&hash=cd6d868153094146a55732fd041adb4c)
IMG-20110806-00074 by AuberyMirkwood, on Flickr
They are now feathering out the exact same colors and patterns only the darks seem to be girls and the lights seem to be boys.
Dark
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm7.static.flickr.com%2F6065%2F6094474412_d28845d3a0_b.jpg&hash=52818ac926d3811931c613ea5612f981)
Mmmm by AuberyMirkwood, on Flickr
Light
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm7.static.flickr.com%2F6183%2F6094475622_faef053d53_b.jpg&hash=269fd9c62f91f8b5635d0b0442bdf44b)
What did you say? by AuberyMirkwood, on Flickr
Opinions?
Last edited: