The Amberlink is a commercial brown-egg hybrid bred for cage-free systems, and it looks the part: a white hen flecked amber and brown through the neck and tail. Hens lay 250 to 300 dark brown eggs a year on modest feed, take confinement calmly, and are friendly and easy to handle — the traits that suit a barn also suit a backyard flock. It is a proprietary line and the parentage behind it is not published.
Beginner friendly
Good with kids
Cold hardy
Heat tolerant
Egg colorDark Brown
Egg production250–300 / year
TemperamentDocile
BroodinessRare
ClimateCold hardy, Heat tolerant
PurposeEggs, Meat
Weight
Hen4–4.5 lb
Rooster5–6 lb
How to spot it
Comb
Single
Plumage
White, flecked amber and brown through the neck and tail
Look for
The amber ticking on a white hen — it is what separates an Amberlink from a plain white commercial layer
Single
