What are my red hens?

[BarredPower]

Another question I have is what type of hybrid are my red hens? Are they cinnamons, comets, sex-links, or red stars. They all seem so similar. I do not know what two breeds they came from. They lay darker brown to kind of a reddish egg.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

They don't look like comets. I don't know the difference between the other two except for the names.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Sex-links. What pretty birds!

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

They are red sex links....as to which specific proprietary type(comet, star, queen, etc), that's not apparent or really a detail to belabor/that matters too much

 

[Wel/Rk]

Every hatchery has there own name., But I believe they are all the same.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Every hatchery has there own name., But I believe they are all the same.

Yes and no.....they are all red sex links, resulting from a gold based cock over silver based hens, but the various specific lines used are maintained by each source, so there can be variances in resulting appearance (balance of red to white, lacing in markings or lack of, etc), temperament, productivity, etc.

 

[BarredPower]

Yes and no.....they are all red sex links, resulting from a gold based cock over silver based hens, but the various specific lines used are maintained by each source, so there can be variances in resulting appearance (balance of red to white, lacing in markings or lack of, etc), temperament, productivity, etc.

Ok that makes sense! Thanks for the input.