CINNAMON QUEEN pros and cons

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ChicKat said:
Came to this thread from a google search because I wanted to know the parent bird of Cinnamon Queens. Most sources say RIR male over RIW female. I'd always thought that was Golden Comet parentage -- my Golden Comet "Henrietta" is the reason I got addicted to chickens.

Just some random thoughts sent into the internet air LOL
1. Because these birds are hybrids - meaning they come from two different parent breeds, it seems logical that they couldn't be suffering as a "breed" (they aren't a breed they are a hybrid) from inbreeding. Just by definition inbreeding is genetics that are too much the same. Some hybrids do not reproduce - think mule for example. It's like the Red hybrids have the opposite egg production results from mules.
2. In most animals a phenomena called 'hybrid vigor' produces stronger and more robust offspring than pure breeds.
3. Specialty breeds/hybrids are the result of human intervention -- for the good or the bad - compare a wolf to a pug or a Boston terrier.

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Here's a pict from that UK article about the 17-year old black sex-link that produced 2 eggs with a 13 year hiatus. Thanks for that link.

The above hen was isolated for "cocky behavior" -- I have a hen that is 5 1/2 now (how time flies) that isn't laying but started almost crowing in the morning. And.... she was the sole survivor of my flock.
UNTIL yesterday when I picked up 3 Cinnamon Queens - already 6-months old. Just love them and even View attachment 1885556 though they haven't been here 24 hours, I already have 2-eggs from them.

The reason I divested my flock was because I was going to move....but now I think moving away is cancelled, so hence - time for chickens.
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Unlike Montana Mike my black sex-link didn't do as well as the reds....maybe it's hot climate TX versus the cooler climate up there.

In the end for any beginner I think that Red sex-link is the perfect starter chicken. JMO:old
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WHAT!?! You are staying here/home now?
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Michael OShay said:
Their laying does tend to burn out quicker (due to the sheer number of eggs they lay) than most standard breeds. If you decide to go with sex links, I personally prefer the Black Sex Links (Black Stars) as mine have been typically friendlier and hardier than my Red Sex Links. They consistently churn out more than 300 large brown eggs per hen per year and are particularly persistent layers in really cold winter weather. They also tend to have a longer laying life than Red Sex Links and in fact, the oldest hen to ever lay eggs is a Black Sex Link (marketed in the UK as Black Rocks).
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Hi, I am wondering, how quickly do they burn out? I am currently planning my flock and about a third will be sex links.
 
PedalThumper said:
Hi, I am wondering, how quickly do they burn out? I am currently planning my flock and about a third will be sex links.
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Sexinks are production birds and lay heavily the first couple of years. After their 2nd year they can slow way down in production. Because they lay almost every day, they are prone to internal laying and reproductive cancers.
 
TwoCrows said:
Sexinks are production birds and lay heavily the first couple of years. After their 2nd year they can slow way down in production. Because they lay almost every day, they are prone to internal laying and reproductive cancers.
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This. Maximum production but for a minimum period of time.
 
We have had great luck with our golden comets. It’s also a red sex link chicken. They are wonderful layers! Even in cold winter months, I get an egg every day! They are also the friendliest breed we’ve had. They run up to us as we approach the coop and don’t mind being held at all! They made a wonderful project for my son in 4-H, as he had to handle them quite a bit in and out of the cages. Hope this helps and welcome to BYC!
 

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