Rhode Island Red

This breed is a great egg producer! One hen can lay 300 egg per year! They are very curious and friendly. They want to know what everything is.

great birds they are the best "purebreed" brown egg layers ...i had a flock and sold them ..recently ordered another 150 pullets to raise and sell at around 20 weeks...

I LOVE my Rhode Island Reds. Since they started laying (at about 24 weeks, on average), I have had an egg a day from each hen almost every day. They are friendly, follow me around the yard, like to be petted, and are in general great pets as well as eggers. The only drawback I can think of is that mine free-range my yard, and if I don't let them out on time for whatever reason, they are extremely loud. Overall, though, they are wonderful!

These guys are great. I have 3 hens and they've laid all winter so far, about an egg a day for each of them.

My RI Reds have this thing going where as soon as they see me outside, they'll run as fast as they can toward me and peck my pants until I give them a treat.

They are also incredibly talkative. If I sold all my other chickens, the noise coming from the coop would be about the same. (Not that I would sell all my others . . .)

I love my Rhode Islands! They all lay regularly and I haven't had a single problem with them. Their eggs are fairly large (a few are so big I can't close the carton).

I have a girl named Chessnut, and she is so pretty! She lays eggs for me every day, even in the cold winter months! I LOVE HER!

RIR are great birds for the person who doesn't have time to "baby" a chicken. They are some what flighty so you don't have to worry about them freezing when they see a predator. They lay great and become good company as the age.

I have one RIR rooster (my breeder) and one RIR pullet. I love their feathering! The rooster is very protective of his chosen hens and tends not to fight with the other roosters in the flock unless absolutely necessary. My pullet lays regularly and produces large, dark brown eggs. Both eat willingly from my hand and tolerate a few strokes on the back on occasion. They're good foragers and can bare being "cooped" up but prefer to be out and about in the run. They get along well with the rest of the flock but like to get away from them on occasion. She's an infrequent broody. Both carry themselves with quiet confidence which tends to set them apart from the rest of the flock. A great breed, all in all.

very good chickens, a little jumpy, i need about 200 more.

My girl is crazy bossy. She was so shy in the beginning, and is quickly making it up to the top of the pecking order. I would say she is pretty darn feisty, but never to humans.

I have one Rhode Island Red hen right now (large fowl.) She lays large brown eggs nearly every day. She is friendly, comes running to me for treats when she sees me and eats from my hands. Her feathers are a beautiful dark brown / mahogany color and she is a stocky, solidly built bird. I hope to add more RIR's to my flock soon! These would be a good start or addition to a back yard flock for folks who want a good egg laying breed.

I have never had a flock of chickens that didn't have RIRs in it. They are friendly toward humans, attractive and there is no better layer of ex large brown eggs! Amazing birds.

VERY friendly, calm, talkative. Lay LOTS of beautiful brown eggs.

I will agree, the RIR and production red I owned were better layers than any other breed I've had to date. They were very friendly to me and were nice to look at, but they were the main proponent of aggression in my flock for over a year. I gave them multiple chances to correct behavior began to free range, gave them stimulation, but nothing worked. They killed 2 birds before I got rid of them and I'll never own another.

I have 2, raised from day old chicks. I do not enjoy the personalities of these birds. They are curious and not overly mean, just not as friendly as other breeds. I also don't think they are as reliable a layer as Barred Rocks. A decent, easy to raise egg layer otherwise.

Good layers, production types don't typically go broody. The meanest roosters I've ever had were this breed, but in some settings a good tough guy is exactly what you need. The hens were great... calm, good foragers, very good layers.

Some flying ability. LOUD crowing. Hens didn't much sing the egg song after 8 months of age, so I wouldn't call the girls loud. The girls were not prone to frequent cackling.

Roosters not recommended around small children unless he's proven to be well behaved.

I thought I would really like this breed, but now I don't really like them but I also don't hate them. They lay me big beautiful eggs almost everyday but, they are just down right mean! They are flighty and nonsocial with the other birds. They won't let me even get close enough to get a good look at them to check for mites and diseases. I could live without them!

I love this breed. They can be quite friendly, but the roos can be very aggressive with no fear of people. They are a great egg laying breed and because of their size, they are a great meat bird.