Chicken breed
Red Sex Link
Golden Comet, Cinnamon Queen, ISA Brown and Red Star are different hatcheries' versions of much the same bird: a cross whose pullets and cockerels hatch different colours. Laying is excellent for about two years and tails off after.
Hatch Index lists 9 varieties of Red Sex Link from 6 hatcheries, and 6 are in stock today. The cheapest sexed pullet you can order now is Cinnamon Queen from Cackle Hatchery at $5.99. Straight run starts at $4.49.
Listed now
| Variety | Hatcheries | Stock | Sexed pullet from | Straight run from | Min order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinnamon Queen | 3 | 1 of 2 in stock | $5.99 | $4.49 | 6 |
| Cinnamon Queen (Started pullet) started | 3 | 2 of 2 in stock | $35.00 | — | 1 |
| Red Sex Link | 3 | 1 of 2 in stock | $5.99 | $4.49 | 6 |
| Brown Sex Link | 2 | 1 of 2 in stock | $5.99 | — | — |
| Golden Comet | 1 | 1 of 1 in stock | $5.99 | $4.49 | — |
| Isa Browns | 1 | 1 of 1 in stock | $6.60 | $5.65 | — |
| Novogen Brown | 1 | Stock not reported | — | — | — |
| Production Red | 1 | Sold out | — | — | 6 |
| Red Sex Link (Started pullet) started | 1 | Sold out | — | — | 1 |
Prices are per bird, from listings that can be ordered today, and change through the day. Sold-out varieties are shown faded. Sold by: Cackle Hatchery, Purely Poultry, The Chick Hatchery, Valley Hatchery, Townline Hatchery, Freedom Ranger Hatcheries.
What the Red Sex Link is like
- Egg colour
- Brown
- Eggs a year
- About 280 to 320
- Grown weight
- 5 lb hen, 6.5 lb rooster
- Temperament
- Friendly
- Climate
- Hardy
- Goes broody
- Rarely
- Kept for
- Egg laying
- Origin
- Commercial-style cross
- American standard
- Not recognised; it is a hybrid
General traits of the breed, from the breed standards and long-running references. A hatchery's own line can differ, most of all in egg colour and numbers.