RIR and White Leghorn Cross

[Chris09]

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Dekalb Amberlink isn't a Rhode Island Red White Leghorns cross.
From what I herd the Dekalb Amberlink is a Reverse Sex-link Silver Male over a Gold Hen. Most (if not all) White Leghorn are Dominant White and don't carry the Silver Gene.

Chris

 

[cbohn80]

really? i'm sure i red that somewhere after i got my birds, oh well

 

[cbohn80]

Amber Sex Link Chickens

Other name(s): Amber Link Chicken; Amber Hybrid Chicken; Amber Star Chicken; Amber Lee Chicken; Dekalb Amberlink
Scientific name: Gallus gallus domesticus
Country / Place of origin: Not known
History: Amber Sex Link Chickens are created by crossing a Rhode Island Red Chicken and a white Plymouth Rock Chicken. A cross breed, or "hybrid" chicken is created by crossing two different chicken breeds. Modern hybrids are typically created for their high egg laying ability or egg color. Modern hybrids are often vaccinated against Mareks and Infectious Bronchitis (IB) which rarely, if ever occurs with traditional / heritage breeds as vaccinating small numbers is expensive. Many breeds of cross-bred chickens exist, but none breed true or are recognized by poultry breed standards. Names vary, as breeders often name their sex link chickens.
Current Uses: Egg production - up to 320 tinted brown eggs per year. The number of eggs laid will typically start to drop after the first season. Amber Links are very adaptive to non-cage operation, forage well, and have excellent feather retention.
Appearance: Amber Sex Link Chickens are white birds with brown flecking. There is a wide variation in the shades of browns, ranging from chocolate to amber.
Average weight: N/A
Lifespan: 10 - 15 years




ok so its white rock, not white leghorns

 

[stevin]

i hatched out about 100 of these back in february/march. Heritage RIR roo x Pearl White Leghorn hens. what i ended up with was 2 different colored chicks, the white chicks w/black specks turned out to be pullets and the reddish chicks turned out to be roos.

 

[phasianidae]

 

[Sunshyne276]

Sorry, wrong post!

 

[MobyQuail]

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nice roo.

 

[Thomas Lamprogiorgos]

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Dekalb Amberlink isn't a Rhode Island Red White Leghorns cross.
From what I herd the Dekalb Amberlink is a Reverse Sex-link Silver Male over a Gold Hen. Most (if not all) White Leghorn are Dominant White and don't carry the Silver Gene.

Chris

https://old.dominant-cz.cz/produkt/dominant-amber-d-843/?lang=en
I use this type of ambertype hybrids.
They are RIW X RIR, the reverse cross of the sex links.

Better pasture conversion than other hybrids and less attacking behavior.

Bigger eggs, no prone to egg-binding.