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good eggs but not much else

questions543
By questions543
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Pros: good eggs

Cons: not the friendliest out there

I'll agree that rhode islands are good egg laters but with breeds out there suh as the australorp who also lay as well and are friendlier I would say that the rhode island is not the bird for the backyard flock. Mine always picks on the younger ones

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flewdacoop 6/27/12 at 2:18pm
i have 6 and they are real friendly but we mess with them everyday
blondi3122 6/27/12 at 2:36pm
RIR are much friendlier to humans than Australorps. Australorps are skittish, RIR's are not so much. However, they do seem to pick on the littler ones. I love all my girls. My RIRs are the prettiest ones!
gracierooster 6/28/12 at 2:39am
MY RIR are wonderful. Very friendly, they even wander in the house!
KFox 6/28/12 at 4:43am
I do not like my RIR. My Australorps, Barred Rocks, Easter Eggers, and Orpingtons are all pretty friendly and get along fine with each other. The RIR's are always picking on these other breeds. Mine even kill small birds that land in the yard and drag them under my deck.
questions543 7/8/12 at 6:10pm
australorps are the opposite of skittish. Maybe that was your experience but that is not expected/normal for the breed
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