Redco/Columbian Blacktail

Redco (also known as Columbian Blacktail) A proven good layer under organic systems, their feathering and colour is striking and they are good natured. They lay around  290+ brown eggs a year.

1. •A hybrid breed of Rhode Island Red and Sussex types
   

2. •Feather colour: chestnut with black tail feathers
   

3. •Average body weight at 20 weeks: 1.600 kg
   

4. •Average body weight at 72 weeks: 2.200 kg
   

5. •Age at start of laying period: 21 weeks
   

6. •Age at peak of laying period: 26 weeks
   

7. •Hen housed performance to 72 weeks: 280-300 eggs
   

8. •Peak of production: 90 % and more
   

9. •Consumption at 20 weeks: 8 kg
   

10. •Daily consumption: 125-135 g
    

11. •Monthly mortality: 0.3 to 0.5 %
    

12. •Average egg weight: 63 g
    

13. •Egg shell colour: brown