I know red normally can be sex linked gene, when they pass from mother side I have a red saddle female pair up with dark grey saddle male, all the red saddle chicks from them turn out to be male, while all the black saddle chicks are all female. although I call these young hen as black...

What have I got going here? What is under that grizzle? Tortoiseshell/bronzing info Hello, I've got a recent young bird (2013 band, green) that has some quite unusual coloration that I can't quite seem to figure out. As seen in the picture, the bird has white grizzle with some red flocking for...

Can you explain this to me, if a pied/splash is paired to a non pied/splash will the young be 50/50 and sex linked or will all the young be 100% pied/splash. I'm sure there will be more ?'s. what causes pied/splash is there a difference in pied and splash thanks

I would like to know what the different sex links are. Is it mainly when you pair different colors, or are there other factors ?