Amberlink hen with white and buff feathers
Amber Link chick, day-old

Amberlink

Pullets$6.60 - $3.65Straight run$5.65 - $2.55Cockerels$3.90 - $1.75Quantity discounts start at 15

Brown eggs

Hatch and ship weeks

Season starts the week of January 18, 2027

Your birds hatch and ship that week, so it is not the day they arrive.

Scheduled through September 6, 2027, with more dates added as the season is set.

  • Jan 18
  • Jan 25
  • Feb 1
  • Feb 8
  • Feb 15
  • Feb 22
  • Mar 1
  • Mar 8
  • Mar 15
  • Mar 22
  • Mar 29
  • Apr 5
  • Apr 12
  • Apr 19
  • Apr 26
  • May 3
  • May 10
  • May 17
  • May 24
  • May 31
  • Jun 7
  • Jun 14
  • Jun 21
  • Jun 28
  • Jul 5
  • Jul 12
  • Jul 19
  • Jul 26
  • Aug 2
  • Aug 9
  • Aug 16
  • Aug 23
  • Aug 30
  • Sep 6

You will choose your ship week in the cart.

A hybrid breed that is part of the Isa Brown family, the Amberlink is also a great large brown egg producer. Great as a forager, they are great for a backyard flock!

 

Special Services

Beak Trimming and Mareks Vaccine are $0.30 per bird, with a $10.00 minimum charge per order for each service selected. The charge is added at checkout.

Select an option to see bulk pricing.

Price per bird by quantity

SexUnder 1515 to 2425 to 4950 to 7475 to 99100 to 499500 to 1000
Female (Pullets)$6.60$6.37$5.27$4.67$4.30$4.10$3.65
Straight Run (Not Sexed)$5.65$5.35$4.25$3.45$3.19$2.89$2.55
Male (Cockerels)$3.90$3.25$2.78$2.50$2.25$1.90$1.75

Quantity pricing applies per breed and sex. Your price updates in the cart.

A hybrid breed developed for high egg production and large brown eggs. The eggs are indistinguishable from the Isa Brown egg, however, the Amberlink is somewhat of a better forager and more adaptive to a non-cage lifestyle. They have great feather retention.

 

Description at 1 Day Old:

Solid yellow chick with clean orange legs and feet.

Description at Maturity:

Solid white base color with red dusting on wings.

What color eggs does an Amberlink lay, and how many a year?

Amberlink hens lay large brown eggs, about 270 to 300 a year. The eggs look just like an Isa Brown egg, which makes sense since the Amberlink comes from the same ISA family. You may also see this breed written as Amber Link or Amberlinks.

When do Amberlink hens start laying?

Amberlinks mature at about 20 weeks, and most hens lay their first eggs right around then.

Can I order only hens, or will I get roosters?

Your choice. Order Female for hens only, Male for roosters, or Straight Run for chicks boxed as hatched, which usually means a mix. Our sexing is guaranteed 90% accurate. You don't need a rooster for eggs, and one rooster for every 6 to 10 hens is plenty if you want fertile eggs. Amberlinks are feather sexed.

Is the Amberlink cold hardy, and what is its temperament?

Yes. Amberlinks handle both cold and heat well. They are docile, rarely go broody, and forage better than most high-production layers, so they fit a free-range flock.

Do you ship Amberlink chicks?

Yes. We ship by USPS to every state except Hawaii, and you pick your ship week in the cart from the weeks we are hatching this breed. Order minimums change by season, and your cart shows the current minimum before checkout. Every order is covered by our 100% Live Arrival Guarantee. If they don't arrive alive, call us within 48 hours and we will make it right. Count your chicks when you get them home.

What is the difference between an Amberlink and an Isa Brown?

Mostly color. Both lay the same large brown egg at about the same rate. The Amberlink is a little heavier, keeps its feathers better, and does better on free range. The Isa Brown edges it out on total egg count and does best with a bit more structure.

Additional information

Weight .12 lbs
Egg Color

Brown
Egg Production

270-300 eggs annually
Weight

Male – 4.25lbs, Female – 4lbs
Egg Type

Large brown eggs
Temperament

Hardy and docile
Breed Info

Hybrid – Cross of Rhode Island Red and White Plymouth Rock. Part of the ISA Family.

2 reviews for Amberlink

  1. Barbara Giezentaner –

    Ordered 30 pullets in 2018, received 30 chicks at the end of February, two of which turned out to be cockerels. Only lost one chick shortly after arrival. The 27 pullets are great layers and great foragers. A few started laying mid-June and by mid-July all 27 were laying. I’m getting 24-27 eggs a day now in the beginning of January. I am ordering more of this breed this year. I’m very pleased with them.

  2. m_zalud_33 –

    We have first received Amberlink pullets when we ordered an egg layer assortment and loved them so much last year we purchased 4 more! They were our only birds that laid consistently year-round despite the cold this winter also. Beautiful dark eggs.
    The only issue we’ve had is that they are a bit flighty but we can deal with that!

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