The formula for creating an autosexing bantam breed?

[Jowsi002]

Are you thinking of developing a new autosexing breed, or doing a cross to produce sex link chicks?

I like the idea of an autosexing bantam breed, I breed Bielefelders and that's one outstanding trait I love about them. My little boy is starting with his own flock of chickens, right now he's just got some ~4-6lb barnyard mixes, but once they slow down laying, if he's still interested, I'd like for him to get into a standardized breed, one similarly sized or smaller. I haven't come across much information about autosexing bantams, I do know breeders in other countries have bantam Bielefelders. Besides those, some oegb's and supposedly campines, I really haven't found much information about autosexing bantam breeds which is what started my curiosity about the process in the first place.
EDIT: confused campines and cambars***

 

[nicalandia]

Such as? I'm curious.

You just need barring on duckwing.
That combination is the known pattern crele and is the basic formula for autosexing.

I think you just answered your own inquery

On the video the gentelman says its 80% of the time, but thats likely de to some males clearly being heterozygous and as dark as females, there is no way a female is as light as a double barred males

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

there already are several autosexing bantam breeds

Really? Which ones?

 

[Mellowmalt]

I am no expert on it but I was able to sex my yellow dutch bantams when they were a week old but I cannot find enough information on bantams, it's like they are a secret breed. I will need to breed them more to confirm they definitely can be identified or if it was pure coincidence the different markings turned out the way they did.

Try looking up dutch cuckoo chicks on google. Nonexistent but the dutch cuckoo can definitely be sexed at day old. Females are darker than males.

I've heard the welsummer bantam can be sexed at day old too.

There must be others, I would be interested. Bantams are great, they make so much less mess and are far less noisy

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Well, I'm making sexlinked Cochin bantams. Barred female over frizzled, black male. Will get black females and single barred males and half the offspring will be frizzled.

 

[Mellowmalt]

I couldn't have chickens with feathers on their legs so not for me. Frizzled would be even harder to keep dry.
I got mine in the hopes they would be quieter and so far the dutch breed has not dissapointed me, I've heard cochins are far noisier.
It sounds interesting though so good luck with your plans.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I couldn't have chickens with feathers on their legs so not for me. Frizzled would be even harder to keep dry.
I got mine in the hopes they would be quieter and so far the dutch breed has not dissapointed me, I've heard cochins are far noisier.
It sounds interesting though so good luck with your plans.

I've only ever had one bantam Cochin before this year so I can't say how noisy they are as a breed. She's only noise when broodingbor laying or moving herself up on the pecking order. Day to day she's quieter than my standard hens are usually.

Honestly I wouldn't have done Cochins for the project, they were just the only bantam I could find with the needed colors at a hatchery. The Frizzle was just a bonus to hopefully move some males I hatch

 

[Auntiejessi3]

I've only ever had one bantam Cochin before this year so I can't say how noisy they are as a breed. She's only noise when broodingbor laying or moving herself up on the pecking order. Day to day she's quieter than my standard hens are usually.

Honestly I wouldn't have done Cochins for the project, they were just the only bantam I could find with the needed colors at a hatchery. The Frizzle was just a bonus to hopefully move some males I hatch

Are you documenting this project? Do you have a link? I would be very interested in following

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Are you documenting this project? Do you have a link? I would be very interested in following

I have not, but that's a great idea. I'll have to gather pictures and make one.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

I have not, but that's a great idea. I'll have to gather pictures and make one.

Shoot me the link when ya get it rolling plz