Interesting this... I had a text conversation with Purely Poultry yesterday to try to get a better handle on what their Cinnamon Queens are. (True CQ's are SLW x NHR...but most hatcheries just throw the CQ label on any ol' RSL) Anyway, their answer to my question of "What is the parent stock?" was "Hybrids bred for production." I inquired further as to specifics and got pretty much the same answer. This leads me to believe that either, one, they don't know or, two, the red roos are mixed breeds and they cannot say what the hens are. Oh, well... The quest goes on, but at this point I may be forced to breed some of my own.
A couple of decades ago I had some real CQ's and they were lovely birds and incredible egg machines. Into their third year my fridge was still chock full of eggs. CQ's and Comets are known for their high egg production, BUT if bred back the next generation is not as industrious in output. I had heard that the first generation of mix (homemade RSL) will lay better than the parent stock and have more vigor because they are a "mutt" and, therefore, stronger than the weaknesses of the parent stock. I had some homemade BSL's that were dynamos in the eggery. I dunno.... I just want to get some CQ's that are what CQ's are supposed to be.
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sometimes others depending on what birds are ordered. 
