Both girls are very sweet! Good layers! I get about 5 eggs a week from each.
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Developed by cross breeding a Rhode Island Red and a New hampshire Red. They were also at one time breed with white leghorn in them. They are a dual purpose breed and mostly used for their excellent egg production, 300+. In the 1950s the Production Reds just about put the purebred Rhode Island Red into extinction.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Breed Purpose | Dual Purpose |
| Comb | Single |
| Broodiness | Average |
| Climate Tolerance | Heat |
| Egg Productivity | High |
| Egg Size | Large |
| Egg Color | Brown |
| Breed Temperament | Aggressive,Friendly,Not bear confinementwell,Flighty,Easily handled |
| Breed Colors/Varieties | ranges from slighty lighter than RIR to light red. Single comb and yellow legs. Sun can lighten their red color. |
| Breed Size | Large Fowl |
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User Reviews: Production
January 28, 2012 at 9:32 pm
January 15, 2012 at 4:41 pm
Pros: Freindly, productive, pretty
Cons: Loud
Cons: Loud
I have one. She's not as flightly as her BFF, a Red Star, but she's friendlier than the black stars and our white leghorn! They're really sweet, and great layers! A must have!
January 11, 2012 at 8:16 pm
Pros: They have alot of personality, vey nice.
Cons: none
Cons: none
I got 2 girls when they were just a few days old, had one named rose and one named lola.. They were the sweetest things ever, Rose loved jumping on my lap and she loved talking to me..
January 13, 2012 at 8:50 pm
Pros: egg production, availability, efficient
Cons: individuals can be aggressive to other birds
Cons: individuals can be aggressive to other birds
These were the first 2 hens we acquired. We still have them and they are still laying. One was found to have a slipped tendon when we got home from the breeder but the kids were already smitten... Even that gimpy hen is still laying and healthy. The other one is the flock boss. Both are tame and will sit in your lap, but do not like to be picked up. Neither has ever gone broody
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Breed Details: Their feathers can be brittle and don't do well in extremly cold temps. They can be aggressive but mine are very sweet. Some say they do not due well in cage confinement.I have mine in a run with other hens and they do very well. They lay a brown egg starting around 4-6 months. If you want alot of eggs, production reds are the chicken for you! I am not sure how broody they get since mine are young. The RIR seldom goes broody and the NR is an excellent mother so i would guess you have a 50/50 chance on getting a good mother, lol. Some hatcheries also call them red star's. Production reds can be used to make red and black sex links. Almost every RIR bought at a feed store is usually a production red or red sex link. I learned this by funally purchasing a RIR from a breeder. Their colors are very different. Hens weigh 5.5lbs and males 6.5lbs |
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