Isa red?

[autumn_mi]

My question is if there is such a thing as an Isa Red? or is it the same as an Isa Brown? The guy we bought her from said she was an Isa red - but all info i have found online refers to just Isa Browns......wondering if this is a different variety or not

she is about 20 weeks old and pictured here with the Silver Laced Wyandotte and Australorp we bought her with

 

[ve]

There is not Isa Red

 

[PortageGirl]

Right, there isn't such a thing as ISA Reds, but it sounds like he just misspoke, or got the name confused because the hens -are- red after all.

 

[autumn_mi]

thanks

 

[snooze]

Hi Autumn
I've just red your question about Isa Reds. I bought three about 15months ago and they are good layers. They definitely said they were Isa Reds.

snooze.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Their inventing that term, I'd guess. Likely breeding ISA Brown stock and perhaps adding some Red. That'd be my guess, because the ISA Poultry site only lists the Brown and the White.

ISA is just one division of the large conglomerate of Hendrix.

http://www.isapoultry.com/en/Products/Isa.aspx

 

[Wlsngrl]

Must be. I went back to Tractor Supply to find out if they had any Red Stars because my Buff Orps are not that at all. The lady told me it was an Isa Red, as well.

 

[deerlady11]

I am curious as well. I just bought 25 ISA "Red" pullets from Tractor Supply. Yet I cannot find a thing about them online other than this thread.

 

[SecondMagpie]

Browns and Reds are different. I'd have to ask my father, who worked for ISA longer, about Browns, but Reds came first. They are a real thing.

 

[drumstick diva]

I read on another thread that there are indeed Isa reds, maybe it was a thread from Second Magpie. I believe it.