What Breed Is Jerry?

[americanchicks]

Hi all!
So a few weeks ago I picked up some broilers. In the bin I saw one little chick that was definitely not a Cornish Cross. Half the size of the others so I snatched it up. I just figured that it would end up being a leghorn, that happed to me before when I got CX.

Two things I discovered..... one the chick is a dude and two, he's not a leghorn. He started turning cream and he has some dark red feathers coming in on the shoulders. Any Idea on the breed? I was thinking maybe a Red Sexlink roo?

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[keesmom]

Red sexlink would be my guess also.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

agree with your assessment.

 

[Amer]

Hi all!
So a few weeks ago I picked up some broilers. In the bin I saw one little chick that was definitely not a Cornish Cross. Half the size of the others so I snatched it up. I just figured that it would end up being a leghorn, that happed to me before when I got CX.

Two things I discovered..... one the chick is a dude and two, he's not a leghorn. He started turning cream and he has some dark red feathers coming in on the shoulders. Any Idea on the breed? I was thinking maybe a Red Sexlink roo? View attachment 1315628 View attachment 1315629 View attachment 1315630 .

I would have to agree.

 

[Chicken Girl1]

Yup, looks like a RSL cockerel

 

[MinervaELS]

Looks identical to the "amberlink pullet" I got that turned out a cockerel.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Looks identical to the "amberlink pullet" I got that turned out a cockerel.

amberlinks are another name for a red sex link. Each hatchery has their own name and formula for them.

 

[MinervaELS]

amberlinks are another name for a red sex link. Each hatchery has their own name and formula for them.

Hence my quotes. I wrote "amberlink pullet." The ones that I got that the hatchery was calling amberlinks were all white chicks, and the cockerel only began developing a little bit of brown like the OP's bird as it got older. The pullets remained white. They said they were feather sexed. I have seen other places call red sex links "amberlinks." I always have the inclination to put "amberlink" in quotes because who knows what kind of bird is being sold under that name.

 

[AmazingRachel]

red sex link roo would be my guess.

 

[debid]

amberlinks are another name for a red sex link. Each hatchery has their own name and formula for them.

No, actually ambers are that color whether male or female. They're bred for wing feather sexing, not color.