Sex linked leg color?

[MauiHen]

I have 4 chicks (5 weeks old) that came from a splash ameraucana roo and a splash marans hen.
Dad has slate legs and mom has white. All the babies have white legs. So it seems I may have 4 of 4 cockerels.... but I'm a bit suspicious... that maybe the splash dilution is washing out the color of the legs on both mom (her feather color is a bit washed out as well) and the babies...
Maybe I'm hopeful, I'd love if one of them would lay me some green eggs...

 

[JedJackson]

They should be sex linked by leg color, but wait and see how they develop. Would be nice to see this confirmed or disproved by your chicks.

 

[NatJ]

I have 4 chicks (5 weeks old) that came from a splash ameraucana roo and a splash marans hen.
Dad has slate legs and mom has white. All the babies have white legs. So it seems I may have 4 of 4 cockerels.... but I'm a bit suspicious... that maybe the splash dilution is washing out the color of the legs on both mom (her feather color is a bit washed out as well) and the babies...
Maybe I'm hopeful, I'd love if one of them would lay me some green eggs...

I could easily believe that you have 4 males, but I've also seen cases where "dark" legs (genetically speaking) did not look dark, so I could easily believe that is happening with some of your chicks. I just don't know which to think.

I'll be curious to see updates as they grow.

 

[MauiHen]

I could easily believe that you have 4 males, but I've also seen cases where "dark" legs (genetically speaking) did not look dark, so I could easily believe that is happening with some of your chicks. I just don't know which to think.

I'll be curious to see updates as they grow.

I'll definitely post updates. I will try and get a picture of moms legs. They look more white than slate but compared to my white Leghorns they are more tinted grey than pinkish.
One or two of the babies look like they maybe have the same slightly grey color but none of them are even close to resembling slate legs.
If they are all 4 cockerels, this hatch will be 9 out of 10 for cocks hahaha. Youd think chance would be more on my side but maybe not!

 

[MauiHen]

Mom:

Babies

Interesting too is that neither of the parents show feathered shanks but 3/4 babies have a good amount of feathered shanks.

 

[JedJackson]

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Interesting too is that neither of the parents show feathered shanks but 3/4 babies have a good amount of feathered shanks.

Some of those babies do show some slate coloring on the legs, so I don't think you have all boys. The splash variety can have paler slate legs than darker varieties. I think you will have to wait until they are the usual age, around 6 weeks, to begin trying to tell their genders.

 

[MauiHen]

Most of these splash guys are cockerels, though it’s hard to tell them apart. Unless hens start getting aggressive at 7 weeks. At least 3 of them are the meanest of the brood of 10 chicks. 2 have red combs with extra pea comb side bumps coming in.

Below are the 2 that are questionably female, one is more hen-like than the other

 

[MauiHen]

2 month old update.
Still unsure on gender except for one who started crowing and has the biggest comb.

The other two :