what do you think my Amberlinks are Boys or Girls?

[Theicequeen]

ok so i am going to post as many as i can, head shots, tail shots, a leg shot, shots with the Golden Comets for comparison. They are Amberlinks, they are alil over 2 weeks old. Things i have looked at are their tail feathers are longer then the GC, they chest bump each other (i dont know if that is anything or not), Their combs seem to be bigger then the GC. I could just be being crazy,lol

sorry for so many but i wanted to make sure i had enough shots,lol

 

[LindsayB]

did you pick these chicks out of a straight run bin? or are they all 'supposed' to be pullets? In red sex links, the cockerels are white and the pullets are golden/red.

 

[warmfuzzies]

Yeah if they are sexlinks, they white ones are all roos. They should not have been in the straight run or pullet bin, becasue they can tell when they hatch what sex they are.

Bummer.

 

[LindsayB]

you will have some beautiful roosters

 

[chickenlover54]

AmberLinks is another name for Red Sex Link, and they are roosters

 

[happyhensny]

Amberlinks end up as white hens. Found this:

Dekalb Amberlinks - pullets
After having been away from the US market for several years, she is back by popular demand. Mainly white with some brown feathers, the Amberlink has become a favorite, with her beautiful full brown egg color. Mt Healthy is one of the very few hatcheries in the county to offer this variety.

 

[Theicequeen]

well they were in a pullet bin, but i wanted 6 golden comets and 2 amberlinks, (so the two dark ones in the pics are the golden comets) but what i have are 6 amber links and 2 golden comets. So i dont trust them,lol. I went in yesterday and they have bins now that have Amberlink straight runs so id ont know if there was a mix up originally?

 

[LindsayB]

hmm... I guess wait for them to feather out some more. If you have some big red combs around 4-5 weeks you'll have a little bachelor group!

 

[Mervin]

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I was trying to figure this out myself last week. I not sure the "link" in Amberlink means sex-linked for color like a RSL or BSL. I think maybe the maybe it refers to being sex-linked via feathering. I think the hens may feather faster so they can be sexed by the primaries at a couple of days old. I'm pretty sure the hens are supposed to be white, but everything else is really just a guess.

 

[lauren6]

Hey I recognize these chicks!! Hi Fran

Ive got a silke roo or two to go with yours if you want them lol