Spring Valley, IL
Red Sex-Link
- Purpose
- eggs
- Egg color
- brown
- Eggs / year
- ~300
- Hen weight
- ~5 lbs
- Cold hardy
- Yes
- Heat tolerant
- Yes
- Temperament
- docile, friendly, people-oriented
- Forages
- good
- Broodiness
- low
- NPIP stock code
- R288
- Origin
- United States/Europe (commercial hybrid)
Breed guide
Red Sex-Link
Also known as: ISA Brown, Golden Comet, Red Star, Cinnamon Queen, Golden Buff, Lohmann Brown
Hybrid
A production cross with no breed standard. Chicks hatched from these birds will vary from their parents.
Commercial brown-egg hybrid sold under many trade names (ISA Brown, Golden Comet, Red Star and others), sexable at hatch by down color. The highest-output brown layer available, often topping 300 eggs the first year. Production drops sharply after two to three seasons.
Keeper's notes
Feed a quality layer ration and free-choice oyster shell, since this output strains calcium reserves. Expect reproductive trouble and a shorter life than heritage breeds. Plan on turning the flock over.
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Regional breeders with this breed on file (13)
Hampshire, IL
Sheridan, IL
Rockford, IL
Mcleansboro, IL
Marengo, IL
Red Bud, IL
Mascoutah, IL
Moweaqua, IL
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Regional hatcheries that carry it (0)
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Sourced from NPIP state directories, matched by the stock codes each participant registers. A flock may keep breeds beyond what it registers, so this list runs conservative.
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