Posts by Bullitt

I understand that egg-laying ability is passed on from the rooster. Can others confirm this?   If that is true, you should produce good laying hens from your Rhode Island Red or production red rooster. Do you have any pictures...

As I mentioned earlier in this thread, the ester egger debate seems to keep going on. It is not a breed, so there are different definitions.   The breeds on the list are the most popular breeds in probably the United States...

Quote: Originally Posted by rocketmail  I have a rhode island red rooster,5 rhode island red hens,2speckled sussox hens and a mix between a orphington X with a frizzle.My rooster does his job and so do my hens i have no...

You probably could buy a few pullets pretty cheaply. You might look on Craigslist.   If you allow your chickens to free-range, I suggest the Brown Leghorn varieties, because the coloring is better for avoiding predators.  

Quote: Originally Posted by Chris09    The Original Red had no Leghorn in them, it was only after becoming a "breed" did some breeders introduce the Rose Comb Brown Leghorn blood into the Rhode Island Red...

Quote: Originally Posted by Chris09  The Brown Leghorn may have been used in some of the "newer" strains of Single Comb Reds but from what I have read they weren't used in the original breeding. Now there was a...

Quote: Originally Posted by jcf3202  I'm new to chickens so maybe I'm missing something here?     Blue Green Eggs Chilean Rare 1 Dozen - $8 (xxxxxxxxxx) Date: 2012-06-08, 3:07PM...

Quote: Originally Posted by hemet dennis  I can order Dapper Dan it will be here in about two weeks.                ...

I saw an ad on Craigslist yesterday for "orgasmic eggs."   I am guessing they were selling organic eggs. But if they are orgasmic eggs, they shouldn't have any trouble selling them. :)  

Brown Leghorns were one of the breeds used to create Rhode Island Reds. Leghorns are good foragers and are able to fly short distances to get away from predators, so they make great free-range birds.   Some Leghorns can be...