Are there two colors of RIR or do i have a buff breed in my flock too?
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X2 on that. Red Sex Links are produced by crossing a Rhode Island Red rooster with a silver gene hen, and they are egg laying phenoms, outlaying either parent breed. It's one of the interesting quirks of hybridization. You will get loads of eggs with those RSLs.![]()
It appears that you have a couple of Rhode Island Reds (the darker colored hens with black tails) and some Red Stars (the lighter colored hens with white tails), also known as Red Sex-Links. Both breeds are egg laying machines!
Agreed.It looks like you have Red Sex-Links (the white and red birds), and production Rhode Island Reds (the red birds).