Red Sex Link

My RSL's are at the top of the flock and as bossy as can be, but they are very sweet birds to me. They have no fear when it comes to the one with the feed bucket and can be a bit pushy! My kids can carry them around without any fuss, as long as they are fed that is LOL

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I have two of them. Winnie and lavender, Winnie hasn't started laying yet, but lavender, lays an egg a day, and both are friendly and comical to be around x

I have 5 of them. They are all lovely and friendly. My first one laid at 151/2 weeks. The last one to lay started at 19 weeks.

Red Sex links are great for what they are bred for which is eggs. They are a bit lacking on the meat side but then again they aren't bred to be meat birds. I don't see the lack of flesh as a con. It indicates most of their energy and nutrient intake goes into making them superior egg layers. Another pro for them is that they don't go broody. The only con I see in my Red Sex Links is that they are way too curious for their own good. I swear they must have 9 lives like a cat for all the trouble they get in. : )

Very sweet girls, haven't had a rooster, but they get along well with the RIR boy. They lay like crazy, and lots of double yolks in beginning. But found they don't live as long as other hardier breeds, think they wear themselves out with egg production. And yes, so friendly, they will look a fox in the face. So good to have a rooster or dogs around to protect them.

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I have six out of my eighteen birds, I luv mine also when I need to catch they just laydown and let me catch them , they are a pleasure in my Chicken pen

I have a red sex link named Carol! She is soo sweet and curious, And she always comes running when she sees anyone. She has never missed a day of laying. Het eggs are HUGE, and some of them are double yokers

Wow, impressive that she hasn't missed a day of laying! Mine are good layers, but not THAT good!

So glad to was some great things about this bird and all are consistent. Woo hoo! Can't wait to see how my 2 turn out. Pretty birds.

I am so sorry for the loss of your chickens. Why arn't they protected?

thanks. We just moved across the country and are still building the chicken coop. They are in a small movable coop, but it was during the day and they are free ranging. The fox is actually dead now, so we have had no more losses. I will be super happy when they have a safe coop and yards. :

Do you mean 7 eggs per week each? Because that is what mine were doing?

Yes, 7 eggs per week each. Some months they lay an egg every single day, which seems like a lot. They are bred to be laying machines!

I am so relieved to hear that you have a 4 yr old hen. I read a book that said that red stars die young and since I have 2 that will both be turning 2 years old in a couple months, I had started to worry about them. They are the Queens of my flock, and my favorites as well.

I have some red stars that are approaching two years old in a couple months also. They lay a lot of eggs but they are a little scrawny. How do your older red stars look? How do you keep their weight up with all that laying?

Sorry @Math I didn't see your questions. My hens are a bit scrawny, too. I weighed them and they are just under 5 pounds each. They get layer pellets, flock raiser, a big bowl of veggies in the morning plus several hours to free range each day. I think they just have smaller builds. My legbar hens weigh between 3 - 4 pounds so my red stars are big compared to them!

My Red Stars will be 2 years old next month and they are still laying like champs. I was glad for you to say that your Red Star (at four years old) is still going good and still laying 3 to 4 eggs per week. I know it takes a lot out of our Red Stars to lay so many eggs every year. Therefore, I thought to myself that I might replace my Red Stars every two years. Now I'm not sure it is time to replace them. God bless you and your flock. Do you plan to get more Red Stars?