Why buy a sexlink?

[rosyposyosy]

Black Sex-Links are produced using a Barred Rock as the mother. Both sexes hatch out black, but the males have a white dot on their heads. Pullets feather out black with some red in neck feathers. Males feather out with the Barred Rock pattern along with a few red feathers. Black Sex-Links are often referred to as Rock Reds.

Red Sex-Links are the result of various crosses. White Rocks with the silver factor (the dominant white gene would produce all white offspring) are crossed with a New Hampshire male to produce the Golden Comet. Silver Laced Wyandotte crossed with New Hampshire gives the Cinnamon Queen. Two other crosses are obtained with Rhode Island White x Rhode Island Red, and Delaware x Production Red. These two crosses are simply called Red Sex-Links. Males hatch out white and, depending on the cross, feather out to pure white or with some black feathering. Females hatch out buff or red also depending on cross, and they feather out in one of three ways

I think its very interesting, how there are different variations of red sex links. such as a golden comet and a cinnamon queen.​

 

[AtRendeAcres]

just heard this from someone who should know (but you never know)

red/buff sexlinks they cross the white bird with leghorn (so it is a smaller bird) before they use the RIR

they are not able to do this with a black sexlink that is why they are atrue size of the birds being crossed!