My beastly trio aka What are these girls that are supposed to be RIRs?

[KristaBeth]

These were sold to me (at a feed store)as RIRs, but I didn't think they were. Took them anyway, called the hatchery and the guy there swore up and down that they are RIRs. They are about 8 or 9 weeks old now (have to check the calendar) and are huge - even bigger than my 14-week-old BA. Are they some kind of hatchery RIR or something completely different?

Thanks!

 

[emvickrey]

Your right, they're not. But if you find out what they are i'd be happy to know. I have some that look like that, that I got from a man down the road. I"d like to know what they are myself. I have RIR's and they are a dark red. Some of them turned out to be mixed with what the great BYC'ers think may be speckled sussex. They're pretty though.

 

[chicmom]

Hello-


The brown ones look like New Hampshire Reds to me.

 

[Rebel Rooster]

Quote:
I agree...
New Hamshires can be huge!

 

[KristaBeth]

I don't know...this is the pic that My Pet Chicken has for New Hampshire's:

 

[ve]

They are Red Broilers.Ideal and other hatcherys have them

 

[KristaBeth]

Broilers? Really?? What makes you say that?

 

[Lbrad7]

They look like New Hampshires to me. They definitely are not RIRs. Nothing to worry about though, they are very comparable as far as temperment and laying. I just prefer the RIRs. I like their coloring a lot better.

 

[crazy chook]

My new Hampshires look like yours do.......

They are nice birds and good layers

 

[crash0330]

I don't think there New Hampshires either mine are 11 weeks old and look a lot more orangeish and much slimed too, yours seem to be more yellowish with dome dark feathers, I would think there some kind of mutt or maybe what VE said broilers.