Production

I love this girl she is a sweetheart but a very naughty girl sometimes she is very protective of her friend lucky who unfortunately has tremers but my girl is always right next to her and she isn't the biggest fan of being held but she isn't that bad about it once u get ahold of her so far they don't have that much of a pecking order but so far she is one of my favorites even with her attitude lol love her and my other two babies they r my very first chickens

Last week I was gifted two 6-month-old red heads from a friend who had more hens than allowable in the city limits. These two girls made the adjustment from living in a shared coop situation to free-range without even breaking their stride. I picked them up in the early evening, showed them the henhouse, but gave them time to explore their new yard before putting them to bed. The next day they got to meet the other 11 girls (mixed flock that we share with our neighbors). There were a few minor skirmishes, but the red heads were willing to accept their lowly role in the pecking order. They each laid a small brown egg in the henhouse their first full day with us. Those two pretty much stay together, and don't try to stray beyond our backyard. They like to peek in our windows to see what we're doing. Sometimes they tap several times on the window to get our attention, and they have a lot to say. Today when I turned on the hose, one marched over to check it out and started drinking the water running out of the nozzle on the grass, just like our cat does at the kitchen sink. I used to say that Easter Eggers were by far my favorites, but these two personality girls are right up there with them in my book.

Ever since her first birthday she has been a broody momma. She is about to go broody again within a month of her last brood she had. She can cover more eggs than my cochin bantam. Haha.

I thought it was just 'me'. Today, at the feed store, I ran into another 'fan' and owner of Production (reds).

The two of us agreed that there just isn't a better chicken. They are sweet, personable, great egg layers, stupendous setters, and will capture your heart in a short time.

Six years ago, I adopted a year old girl, who had been raised in a family, by children. They had carried her, petted her, and made a pet out of her. I'm finding this isn't so unusual with this breed and they are really east to tame, even at an adult age.

"Bessie" has hatched out fertilized eggs for me and was an excellent mother. I recently lost a hen, and thinking it was HER, I kind of lost interest for several months until a recent move, and I discovered, Happily, that 'Bessie' was alive and well!! (She's the only one who WILLINGLY let me pick her up!) I've never been happier, and glad to have my old friend back.

I'm so impressed with this breed, that after a long search, decided to make my future flock ALL Production Reds. I'm picking up the chicks in two days!

You can't do better for all around chickens, than Production Reds.

I have one of these, thought it was a Golden Sex Link, but it was bought from Purina in Mexico and looks exactly like the photo. This one started as the lowest on the pecking order among 2 Rock Islands, and an Australorp "sister". She tolerated being the lowest well enough, but when newer hens came in she was the most agressive.

The Rock Islands and the Australorp do better with quantity of eggs, and the Australorp is my best for egg quantity, egg size, temperment with the hens and me, and intellegence, good plumage, and is neither overly passive or agressive. Guess I should do an Australorp review next.

I have 5 of these girls who are coming on to a year old. They started laying at 4 months old and have continued laying strong throughout the winter with no additional heat or light. They are curious and friendly. Although I don't pick them up and carry them around, they are always come running and wander happily around my feet. Between the 5 of them they consistently lay 4 or 5 eggs a day. They didn't seem to take any time off during the winter even when the Barred Rocks slowed down their laying for a while. They don't seem to be aggressive with each other and they are all lower on the pecking order than the 2 Barred Rocks. I love their bright red color and bright orange eyes.

I have a production red named Tango that is a little over a year old. She is one of my favorites of my laying hens. She is really friendly and always runs up to me looking for treats. She lays an egg every day, rain or shine.

Nugget is my chicken....follows me around, always hoping for snacks, wants to see what you're up to ...but it's really about the snacks. She was raised in a small pen with lots of other chicks then free-ranged on 10 acres until I acquired her. Yet she loves people - especially the 'bringers of snacks'! My skinny Nugget lays the biggest eggs of all my girls every day. She's a chatty cathy....UHOH is a normal Nugget phrase.

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I had a production red named Penny for over four years. She was awesome! She laid big, dark tan eggs almost every single day from about 20 weeks old on. She laid in the hottest weather (upwards of 100) and the coldest (single digits and teens!). She loved to learn new tricks for treats. Had she not been killed by a predator, she would still be going strong with laying well into her fourth year! I strongly recommend this breed for anyone who wants eggs or just a lovely chicken in general.

i have one named Mabel who is very loving and loves to eat and peck my toes.

Both girls are very sweet! Good layers! I get about 5 eggs a week from each.

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!

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

My girl is very friendly. She loves people. She is laying right now through a horrible molt! They really have their reasons when naming them 'Production' Reds.

This is the bird that most people get when the purchase Rhode Island Reds from hatcheries or the local feed store. Great birds for the back yard flock. Attractive and amazing layers of ex large brown eggs. Friendly and totally unafraid of humans. Some can be a little aggressive to other birds but I have never had a problem with them. Mine are right at the top of the pecking order.

This was a good beginner breed for me. The problem was I would only get egg production till the age of one year and then they would drop dead from heart failure. Because of this breed I have gained interest into the heritage breeds. They have a longer life span and lay eggs for more years. They lay themselves to death.

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..