I have looked all over this web-site and can not find the answer to this question...

I have a chicken that is speckled black and white
It was sold to me as a sex-link, but doesn't look like the others.

This one is a rooster and I want to give it away and would like to know the name of it first.

Thanks

Since it is a sex-link, it is a crossbred, and while the sex-links look quite a lot alike, there will be differences. It is probably a sex-link, as represented. CJR

Dear CJR

Isn't there a chicken breed that is normally black and white speckled. What is that name do you know?

I'm not to confident that the feed store where I bought these chicks knows that much about chickens.
It was just a young boy that sold them to me.

Any ideas?

Thanks

A more complete description would be needed to ID it positively. (ie. comb type, size, skin color earlobe color) Many breeds are speckled black and white; Anconas, Hamburgs, Cochins. Check out the Oklahoma State University site for great reference photos. The best source of reference would be the Standard Of Perfection.

I think black sex-linked is a cross that includes barred rock and a red breed such that the female progeny are solid black and the males barred. If the "others" are all hens and only the rooster is different, then I guess tbe reason for the difference in appearence is that they are sex-linked as you were told, and he's showing his barred rock heritage.

A black sex link is a cross between a barred rock hen and a rhode island red rooster.The males look similar to a barred rock and the females are black with a reddish colored breast.

Hi I have a rooster a friend gave me.
He has a light beige neck, white body and blue green tail feathers. His comb is flat with spikes all over it. If any one can tell me what kind of rooster I have,I sure would appreciate it.

Loria, if you have a picture of him to scan save, and insert it. He has a single comb. If you could weigh him i could give you a list of breeds around that weight with a single comb. I've never heard of a breed like that so unless i could get a picture i would guess he is a mutt.

YoYo

Hi yoyo,
Thanks for the response.....I have a digital camera. What if i e-Mailed a picture? What address?
Would there be any problems useing him for breeding?

For breeding there would be no problem just as long as you don't mind getting mutts. Would you mind postting it (see formating for instructions). I don't give out my e -mail.

YoYo

Hi again YoYo,
I dont give out my E-Mail either. You never know whats out there.....Any way thanks for the help....Formatting looks to be a drag to figure out so I'll just stick with knowing that he is a mutt and I've got the best of both worlds good eggs and plumper juicier chickens.
Loria

I have a flock(?) of chickens which I recieved through someone from someone from 4H in VA. They are bantams, nothing fancy, and very handsome. They are a solid red (sometimes a light red, sometimes a dark red, but doesn't seem to be as dark as a R.I. Red) and have a single comb. They do have feathers down their legs and feet so I have told people they are Cochins, until I saw a picture of a Cochin. Great chickens, smart, gentle, and broody often, but what are they? I thank you now for your response, Pegalooch