Welcome to Backyard Chickens! We are glad you joined the flock! BYC is a helpful site providing all the information you need to know about poultry! Red Sex Links do have a shorter lifespan but are the friendliest and best egg-layers in your flock. My Red Sex Link is molting and won't quit producing eggs, while the other breeds stopped about 2 weeks prior to molting. Hope you enjoy it here as much as we all do!