Red Sex Link

These beautiful hybrid chickens are of the "sex link" breed, meaning they're bred so that hens and roosters are different colors when they hatch. If you were to breed a sex link hen to a sex link rooster, you would not get a sex link. Females are egg-laying machines that continue to lay light brown eggs exceptionally well in the heat and cold, while many others slow down. However, this breed is not cold tolerant, doesn't know how to hide from predators, and eat like horses. Roosters tend to be on the aggressive side. Also these birds have a shorter lifespan than normal birds, averaging at maximum 5 years. You may know them by any of the following names:
Red Sex Link
Golden Sex Link
Red Star
Isa Brown
Golden Comet
Golden Buff
Cinnamon Queen
I would recommend this breed to any one who wants a great egg layer, will keep their birds enclosed, and lives in a warm climate.

I purchased 6 from TSC on March 1st and my girls were all laying before July 1st (less than 16 weeks). I've had them now for 10 months and they consistently give me 6 eggs a day. At the beginning they were have some shell issues and laying double eggs but that only lasted about a month and became less frequent as they got older. They are egg laying machines. Mine are also so friendly that they have to be with me and my dog no matter where we are in the yard. Since I don't have a roo they squat for me and love to be handled. They'll even squat for my dog which wouldn't be a good thing if you have an aggressive or playful dog. My hens have no problem taking food from my dog even while she's eating it. They were also not very smart when they first encountered a hawk until the hawk made several attempts to catch one. Now they seem to know to hide as soon as they see a hawk. If I had other breeds at the same time I would feel comfortable giving 5 stars but since this is my first and only breed I'll say this is the best breed so far for me.