You'll get hooked in no time. new to site, but have had chickens for over 8 yrs. My grandmother use to raise them for eggs and meat, decided to try it too since we have 5 acres. Started out with 6 hens. Now have 28, with 12 more in incubator, due to hatch end of month. Let them free range during...
Have 2 black sexlinks, both are about 2 years old. Think my rhode Island reds out lay them, but not by much, during warmer months. THe plus to the sexlinks is I have found they will lay all winter as the others slow down then.