Production

I have 5 of these girls who are coming on to a year old.  They started laying at 4 months old and have continued laying strong throughout the winter with no additional heat or light.  They are curious and friendly. Although I don't pick them up and carry them around, they are always come running and wander happily around my feet.  Between the 5 of them they consistently lay 4 or 5 eggs a day.  They didn't seem to take any time off during the winter even when the Barred Rocks slowed down their laying for a while.  They don't seem to be aggressive with each other and they are all lower on the pecking order than the 2 Barred Rocks.  I love their bright red color and bright orange eyes.

I have one of these, thought it was a Golden Sex Link, but it was bought from Purina in Mexico and looks exactly like the photo.  This one started as the lowest on the pecking order among 2 Rock Islands, and an Australorp "sister".   She tolerated being the lowest well enough, but when newer hens came in she was the most agressive.

The Rock Islands and the Australorp do better with quantity of eggs, and the Australorp is my best for egg quantity, egg size, temperment with the hens and me, and intellegence, good plumage, and is neither overly passive or agressive.  Guess I should do an Australorp review next.

I would give them four stars overall. I LOVE them more than any of my other breeds of chicken. Mine are super-friendly, enjoy being held, and out right nosy when I am doing something outside. They lay well, lay often, and have large brown eggs. I had to take away a star for the simple fact I have never had one go broody and if you are interested in being self-sufficient, this is a big minus. 

I have a production red named Tango that is a little over a year old. She is one of my favorites of my laying hens. She is really friendly and always runs up to me looking for treats. She lays an egg every day, rain or shine. 

Nugget is my chicken....follows me around, always hoping for snacks, wants to see what you're up to ...but it's really about the snacks.   She was raised in a small pen with lots of other chicks then free-ranged on 10 acres until I acquired her.  Yet she loves people - especially the 'bringers of snacks'!  My skinny Nugget lays the biggest eggs of all my girls every day.  She's a chatty cathy....UHOH is a normal Nugget phrase.

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I love this hen!!! Well, i love all hens but production reds are just so beautiful. I love how mine acts as mamma bird!!! It is adorable.

i have one named Mabel who is very loving and loves to eat and peck my toes.

Both girls are very sweet! Good layers! I get about 5 eggs a week from each.