Some questions on sexlinks, comets, stars...etc

[patman75]

I'm trying to get a few things straight and just need clarification or correction.

My head is spinning trying to keep chicken cross breeds straight.

Isa Browns, gold comets, gold stars and gold sexlinks are the same?? A cross between RIR and White rock??? Am I missing any other names for this cross?

Black stars or black sexlinks are a cross between barred rock and RIR or newhampshire? What are the other names for this cross?

I picked up a black sexlink chick this spring. It looks similar to a barred rock feather patterns but has blackish legs. Is this a Cuckoo Maran??

Thanks a bunch.

 

[Cowgirl71]

This is a great place to help you!

www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Sex-links/BRKSexLink.html

According to this page, "Golden Comets" are NHR/White Rock cross. I've learned from other places that a "gold star/sex-link" is a RIR/RIW cross, and an "ISA Brown" is a RIR/RIW cross of specific strains bred entirely for the purpose of producing ISA Browns. Then the "Cinnamon Queen" is a NHR/SLW cross. And another cross is with a Delaware hen. With this cross, the females looks very to similar their sire (vs. the traditional sex-link that is red or buff w/white). You're right about the black sex-links. As far as your black sex-link chick, is there any chance it's a rooster? Because BSL pullets shouldn't be barred... They usually do have dark legs though... Hope this helps!