Sex-linked chickens

[mnukyc]

I have 5 sex-linked chickens I raised from chicks I bought at TSC. They were excellent layers till about 6 months ago. I blamed the decrease in eggs on the cold weather. But the weather is warm and sunny now. I am lucky to get one egg every 2 days from 5 chickens. The chickens are about 2 1/2 years old. Does anyone else have experience with the sex link chickens and laying problems? Thank you.

 

[Roo5]

Yes,they lay constantly till about 3-4 years and then usually die from an Egg issue, this is the unforutent thing about sexlinks is they die early, sound like that could be what’s beginning to happen.

 

[aart]

I have 5 sex-linked chickens I raised from chicks I bought at TSC. They were excellent layers till about 6 months ago. I blamed the decrease in eggs on the cold weather. But the weather is warm and sunny now. I am lucky to get one egg every 2 days from 5 chickens. The chickens are about 2 1/2 years old. Does anyone else have experience with the sex link chickens and laying problems? Thank you.

Welcome to BYC @mnukyc ..sorry you are having troubles.

Some sexlinks can lay longer than a couple-few years, some not so much.

Answering these questions might help give some clues as to what the problem might be.
What all and how exactly are you feeding?
Diet can make a big difference.

Do you free range?
If so, give them an exam then you may want to confine them to cop and run until they start using the nests again.

Oh, and.....
Where in this world are you located?
Climate, and time of year, is almost always a factor.
Please add your general geographical location to your profile.
It's easy to do, (laptop version shown), then it's always there!

 

[GC-Raptor]

I had 5 Golden Comets. I lost 2 within 2 months around 2 years old. One egg bound, the other was bleeding from vent. I put her down. Also at 2 years a hen retired from laying. I still have her. The other 2 still lay. One gives me 6/7 eggs a week. The other gave me 13 eggs this month, lays a week, takes a week off. They will be 38 months Wednesday.
I don't think I will get a Red sex-links again. May try a Black sex-links? They lay less than Red sex-links from what I've read.
I currently have 7 Barred Rocks, 9 months old, and I'm happy with them so far.
I would check on the things @aart said, before drawing conclusions.
Spoiled feed dropped my Golden Comets egg production below 50%. Feed went bad at 5 months past mill date, had a strong medicine like smell.
When I washed the feeder and replaced with fresh feed egg production came back to average in less than a week. I caught it early. If it's been going on for a while, it may take longer.
I clean feeders and waterers regularly, more often in damp or humid conditions. It's also important to have plenty of fresh water available during waking time. Lack of water will impact egg production too.
I keep majority of feed in my house, heat and humidity will spoil feed quickly.
Also I experienced a drop in egg production when I gave them Scratch Grains twice daily as a treat. I cut back to once a day, except when it stays below freezing in winter, 2 Tablespoons per chicken per day, less for bantams.
I hope it's something fixable. GC

 

[Hawaii Chicks]

Hello!
I have red sexlink that I found in the street. She’s the best layer! I don’t know her age but I guess she’s close to 3 years now.

I have a question...

Does anybody have a white egg layer sexlink?
There’s many ways to produce sexlinks, but all the ones I know lay brown eggs. I’m planning into creating some sex links that lay white eggs.

What breeds could I use?

Thank you!

 

[keesmom]

Hello!
I have red sexlink that I found in the street. She’s the best layer! I don’t know her age but I guess she’s close to 3 years now.

I have a question...

Does anybody have a white egg layer sexlink?
There’s many ways to produce sexlinks, but all the ones I know lay brown eggs. I’m planning into creating some sex links that lay white eggs.

What breeds could I use?

Thank you!

The first post in this thread may help. For starters maybe something like a brown Leghorn over a silver Leghorn (available from McMurray). Or a black Minorca over a barred Holland.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sex-linked-information.261208/

 

[Hawaii Chicks]

Thank you!! I’m already reading... very interesting!