Egluntyne Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Sounds like you might be right Kev. Show us some pics and we'll hazard a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperman Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 I have just moved them into their new des res accommodation. So we will see if they prefer living as rabbits as opposed to fish Cathy seems to remember them being sex-linked chicks whereby the boys are yellow and grow resemble a light sussex and the girls are gold and develop to look like a standard battery hen. Here is a link to some before and after pics (my have they grown) and a little video clip. ***link to pics*** ***Chick Pic Flick*** the password is 'omlet' enjoy edited: to get the links to work hopefully! Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 awww i can see them (saves me having to go into the other room ) I cant believe how much they have grown since we got them cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Thats right they are sex linked as per my post a few posts up Boys are yellow on hatching and will grow up to be like mismarked light sussex Girls are amber on hatching and grow up to be the ginger chooks we are so familiar with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperman Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 Thats right they are sex linked as per my post a few posts up Boys are yellow on hatching and will grow up to be like mismarked light sussex Girls are amber on hatching and grow up to be the ginger chooks we are so familiar with Out of curiousity what is the difference between auto-sexing breeds and sex-linked? Is it only certain breeds that have been developed to have this rather useful identifiability? Is there any chance it could be the other way round?, 4 hens and 1 cockeral would be a much better I realise there is a lot of straw clutching going on here Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Looks as if you guestimate was right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Thats right they are sex linked as per my post a few posts up Boys are yellow on hatching and will grow up to be like mismarked light sussex Girls are amber on hatching and grow up to be the ginger chooks we are so familiar with Out of curiousity what is the difference between auto-sexing breeds and sex-linked? Is it only certain breeds that have been developed to have this rather useful identifiability? Is there any chance it could be the other way round?, 4 hens and 1 cockeral would be a much better I realise there is a lot of straw clutching going on here Kev. Autosexing breeds are pure breeds developed for easy identifiable chicks using pure breeds and the introduction of the barring gene, they are all named after the breed that they have most characteristics from: Legbar (leghorn) Welbar (Welsummer) Wybar (Wyandotte) etc.. these breed true and are pure breeds eligible to be showed Sex Linking is where two pure breeds with the necessary genetic make up are crossed and the chicks are different colours, these are hybrids and will not breed true, Its important which parent carries which gene and reversing the parents does not reverse the outcome (if that makes sense) I only mentioned these as one of you said in an earlier post that they are Warren chicks, if they are true Warrens then there are four boys one girl. If they arent Warrens or bred from another sex linked crosing then they have an equal chance of being either sex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperman Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 Thanks for the explanation Tasha, So now thats cleared up theres just the minor problem of a dealing with a single hen and four cockerals. I think the way to go is to grow them all on until the girly is about point of lay and then integrate her with some new POL's to create a new flock of the same age for the school plot, whilst hoping that the boys don't start crowing or fighting to the death before then. They can then be re-homed as planned/promised or 'dealt' with. I have an awful feeling it will be the latter and yours truly will have to do the deed. Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
