Trying to get sexlink chicks

[newbiefarmgirl]

I have some Plymouth Barred Rock hens that I have been pleased with, but I'm tired of growing out chicks to find that most of them are roos. I am considering getting a Buckeye rooster with the hope that if I breed him with the Barred Rocks they will produce black sexlink chicks. I know it is usually recommended with RIR, but would a Buckeye rooster have the same effect?

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

I have some Plymouth Barred Rock hens that I have been pleased with, but I'm tired of growing out chicks to find that most of them are roos. I am considering getting a Buckeye rooster with the hope that if I breed him with the Barred Rocks they will produce black sexlink chicks. I know it is usually recommended with RIR, but would a Buckeye rooster have the same effect?

Yes.

Barred/cuckoo hen x non-barred rooster = black sex-link chicks

It doesn't have to be a red rooster. It just can't be a barred rooster, or anything that will hide the spot on the head. (For example- white leghorn would cover up the spot)

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I have some Plymouth Barred Rock hens that I have been pleased with, but I'm tired of growing out chicks to find that most of them are roos. I am considering getting a Buckeye rooster with the hope that if I breed him with the Barred Rocks they will produce black sexlink chicks. I know it is usually recommended with RIR, but would a Buckeye rooster have the same effect?

As long as the male isn't barred, you should get sexlinks