Laying differences between Gold Sex-Link & Black Sex-Link?

[augustmomx2]

I'm aware that all Sex-Links lay more than the "usual" chickens. My question is, do black sl, lay less than gold sl? I thought I read somewhere that the black were also bred for meat, but the gold/red more so for eggs, but I can't find it anywhere

I'm just wondering, I have gold sl now and I adore them, but next year I thought I would get some black sl just to "mix it up." What are your opinions? TIA

 

[kcfuerst]

I only have nine hens, two are black sexlink. What great friendly hens they are. I don't notice that they lay any more or less than the RIR or Delawares, but they are meatier than all the other birds. I'll bet they outweigh everybody by at least a pound or more. They are all six months old now. My single Barred Rock is a super egg machine....on at least two occasions, she has laid two eggs in one day.

 

[PortageGirl]

Seems to me based on the breeds they derive from, they'd be pretty darn similar.

 

[HBuehler]

The same..however both are fine to eat.My reds are very good eating WRI x RIR my blacks are RIR x BR next year we will be doing some sex-links with the Delawares and NH's as well..All the unsold roos are raised to eat
Agreed though they lay no better than the other real good layers 5-6 eggs a week... just makes it easier to know early which are layers and which are dinner(so they can be removed to an area away from the kids)

 

[spottedtail]

I read somewhere that one type will lay more eggs, but a bit smaller in size. The other lays less eggs, but a bit larger in size. Can't remember which is which. I've never raised either one.

The best egg layers I've had so far is the New Hampshire breed.
Big in size and lots of them.

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