I was trying to use the melanated skin for sex-linking. It was my understanding that females would inherit the rooster’s dark skin if their mother had light skin.
I’ve crossed my roo with a few different hens to get very sweet little sex-links. It’s been pretty consistent and reliable. I finally hatched some chicks crossed with my fibro roo over white leghorn hens. The result consfused me. The chicks are very sweet, white with black spots, but the...