?15 week Easter eggers and RIR

[TheOddOneOut]

What would be the differences in RSL vs New Hampshire Red?

New Hamp. Reds are a true breed. They lay brown eggs, and the offspring cannot be sexed by looks at one day old. Much harder to find than RSL, so don‘t get ripped off. Hen:

Rooster:

Rhode Island Reds are another breed. People often get them confused with RSL and New Hampshire Reds. They are darker than both in color though. They also lay brown eggs. Again, don’t get ripped off. Many hatcheries call RSLs Rhode Island Reds, rip you off, and call it a day.
Hen:

Rooster:

Red Sex Links are a hybrid, designed for maximum
production of brown eggs. They are the #1 breed used by the commercial egg industry for brown eggs. Because of this, they often die due to egg laying issues before 2 years of age. The chicks can be sexed as day olds, the females are tan and the males are yellow. The mother in the cross is a White Leghorn, most often, or a Light Sussex or Columbian Wyandotte. The father is a Rhode Island Red.
Hen:

Rooster:

Note the sexlinked color difference.

 

[vdietz]

New Hamp. Reds are a true breed. They lay brown eggs, and the offspring cannot be sexed by looks at one day old. Much harder to find than RSL, so don‘t get ripped off. Hen:View attachment 2207600
Rooster:
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Rhode Island Reds are another breed. People often get them confused with RSL and New Hampshire Reds. They are darker than both in color though. They also lay brown eggs. Again, don’t get ripped off. Many hatcheries call RSLs Rhode Island Reds, rip you off, and call it a day.
Hen:
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Rooster:View attachment 2207622
Red Sex Links are a hybrid, designed for maximum
production of brown eggs. They are the #1 breed used by the commercial egg industry for brown eggs. Because of this, they often die due to egg laying issues before 2 years of age. The chicks can be sexed as day olds, the females are tan and the males are yellow. The mother in the cross is a White Leghorn, most often, or a Light Sussex or Columbian Wyandotte. The father is a Rhode Island Red.
Hen:
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Rooster:View attachment 2207639
Note the sexlinked color difference.

That is helpful. Thank you. She does have a touch of black on the tip of her tail. I see that the picture of New Hampshire Reds do but the RSL are light at the tip of the tail. Is that breed specific? Or variable with RSL since they are technically a mix? Or local hatchery that I got our chicks from has New Hampshire Reds listed...however...they list their Easter Eggers as Americaunas.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

That is helpful. Thank you. She does have a touch of black on the tip of her tail. I see that the picture of New Hampshire Reds do but the RSL are light at the tip of the tail. Is that breed specific? Or variable with RSL since they are technically a mix? Or local hatchery that I got our chicks from has New Hampshire Reds listed...however...they list their Easter Eggers as Americaunas.

She can have the black and be a RSL. Because she has flecks of white she cannot be a New Hampshire Red. But she is beautiful either way.

 

[vdietz]

She can have the black and be a RSL. Because she has flecks of white she cannot be a New Hampshire Red. But she is beautiful either way.

Cool! She is pretty