Hello eveyone

[dakari]

Glad to be apart of this informational, educational,chicken living site.

 

[gamebirdsonly]

 

[trailrider330]

Welcome to the BYC flock! We are glad you joined us!

 

[dakari]

What breed is this hen

 

[drumstick diva]

That's a good question to post (with photo) at "what breed or gender is this." She is a lovely girl.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[Michael OShay]

Welcome to BYC. Glad you decided to join our flock. The hen in your pic is a Black Sex Link which are produced by crossing a red gene roosters (usually an RIR) with a barred hen (usually a Barred Rock). Not only can the BSL offspring be sexed by color from hatching, but they are egg laying machines, outlaying either parent breed. It's one of the interesting quirks of hybridization. I raised Black Sex Links for years (along with dozens of other breeds and hybrids), and they have been my best layers, consistently churning out more than 300 large, brown eggs per hen per year. You should get loads of eggs from that girl. ) If you haven't done so already, definitely check out our Learning Center at https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center. There is loads of useful information there. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Good luck with your BSL.