confused... red star and cinnamon queen

[sheeshshe]

I thought these were the same thing and they were the red sex-link?

I ordered 2 cinnamon queens and when I looked up what they were online it said red star and red sex-link. which said that they were all the same thing... I just looked on my chick order form and there was a spot for red star AND a spot for cinnamon queen.

what gives? what in the world DID I order and am I going to be happy with the cinnamon queen? I wanted a gentle bird for my kids..

 

[Mahonri]

Red sex links come in many forms.

Red Star
Cinnamon Queen
Isa Brown

There are at least two or three others.

You won't do wrong with Cinnamon Queens... an egg a day!

 

[sheeshshe]

ok! LOL! so are they the friendly ones like I thought I was reading about? or is that the red star? I know that they all have their own personalities... but generally speaking as a breed... are they going to be Ok with my kids? we plan on handling them often

 

[chickn]

i have had many here, red stars, sexlinks, and i will say they are the friendliest, and lay everyday all winter here in the cold of nh with no extra daylight or heat

 

[sheeshshe]

aww, thank you!! that is helpful since the weather here is similar to NH weather!

 

[Ridgerunner]

Different hatcheries call their sexlinks different things. I think the Red Star or red sexlinkare usually a cross between a RIR rooster and Delaware hen. They could use something different. I believe the Cinnamon Queen is a cross between the Silver Laced Wyandotte hen and RIR rooster. I don't remember what makes the Isa Brown. The Golden Comet is usually the RIR rooster and White Rock hen as parents. No guarantees on any of this as there is no regulation on what the hatcheries can call their chicks.

The New Hampshire Red rooster can be used instead of the Rhode Island Red for any of these, but it is usually the RIR.

As you said, it depends on the individual hen's personality, but you should be OK with any of these, especially if you handle them often.

 

[conny63malies]

Isnt a (Hubbard)golden comet the same thing?

 

[sheeshshe]

perhaps when I go I'll ask if they have any extra red stars hehehehe. if so I'll get one of those as well

 

[birdbrain79]

I've read thread after thread about what makes what and I've come to the conclusion you have to breed your own to know what you have. I plan on making my own sexlinked chickens. I'll use a R.I.R. cock over Delaware, S.L.W. hens to make my own red sexlinks, and over Barred Rock and Dominique hens to make my own black sexlinks. Because the S.L.W. and the Dominique are rose combed I won't have to breed separate pens to know what cross is what. As far as names go, it really doesn't matter. I'll have four distinct sexlinked crosses.

 

[mcbrown7513]

I will just breed for the fun of it. Living the 4 girls I have now. 2 laying hens and 2 young biddies. Getting some more hybrids tomorrow and a rooster on Friday. Just want good layers and fun pets.