what is a red sex link mixed with?

From wikipedia, and also martches what I know (which isn't much, haha): "[COLOR=252525]Red sex-links are a cross between a Rhode Island Red or New Hampshire rooster and a [/COLOR]White Rock [COLOR=252525] (This variety pair is known as a [/COLOR]Golden Comet [COLOR=252525]), [/COLOR]Silver Laced Wyandotte [COLOR=252525], Rhode Island White or [/COLOR]Delaware [COLOR=252525] hen"[/COLOR]
I agree and another cross called the ISA Brown uses a Rhode Island White rooster of Rhode Island Red hen :)
 
Red Sex Links are produced by crossing any red gene rooster (Rhode Island Red, New Hampshire, or Production Red) with any silver gene hen (Rhode Island White, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Delaware, Light Sussex, or silver factor White Rock). Hatcheries market Red Sex Links under a lot of different labels including Red Star, Gold Sex Link, Brown Sex Link, Gold Star, Golden Buff, Golden Comet, Cinnamon Queen, Isa Brown, Red Shaver, Brown Shaver, Babcock Brown, Warrens, Lohmans Brown, Bovans Goldline, etc., but no matter which label they are marketed under they are egg laying machines, outlaying either parent breed. It's one of the interesting quirks of hybridization.
 

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