Sex-Linking vs Auto-Sexing
Whats the Difference between Auto-Sexing and Sex-Linked Breeding options?
The Difference is more to do with the offspring than the breeding group, Chicks Produced by Auto-Sexing will grow up, breed and when bred together again will continue to produce Auto-Sexing chicks. Such as breeds like Maran or Legbar's.
However chicks produced in a Sex-linked breeding group once bred together will not produce chicks than could be sexed as hatchings again and my not produce there colour again at all. such as a chocolate hen breeding with a black split chocolate rooster would produce both black and chocolate female chicks, thus not sexable as hatchlings anymore.
Or Mauve and Split Chocolate Blue (sex-linked offspring when using chocolate lad over splash hens) can produce 5 other possible colours. 'black ,blue ,splash ,mauve & chocolate'
*Splits
Split is a term used in chickens to describe a colour gene being carried by a bird, but which doesn't display. Split colours include; Chocolate, Lavender, Bobtail, Mottled ect.
To help 'See' Split colours and markings I use a Magnifying Glass to show birds which will carry splits but not Expess the marking shown inside the Magnifying Glass.
In The Case of The Millefleur Hen to the Right, She Displays Millefleur, But is Split Lavender.
