rhode island red

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    How to seperate young brooder pair?

    Hi everyone! :frow I currently have 4 RIR hens named Carole, Pinky, Minnie and Big Betty who are all healthy ladies just over a year old and 3 younger Lavender Orps new to the flock as of this year: one a 5 month old roo named Teddybudz a.k.a. "Trouble" and the other 2 are brooder pair named...
  2. micahdanielr

    Rhode Island Red Rooster crossed back with sex-link hen??

    Hello, I am wondering what will happen if I cross my RIR rooster back with some of my sex link hens. Will the hens that come out, lay just as big eggs or will they not lay very much at all.
  3. Mrstwoseven

    Almost 20 weeks, no eggs.

    Hello everyone, I have eight RIR hens who will be 20 weeks this Thursday (08/27) and no sign of any eggs yet. No shell-less ones or small weird ones. I believe I’m giving them/doing everything they need to lay. In your experience when did your RIR hens start to lay? Any tips or...
  4. F

    Gender of these four chickens

    Hi, I have raised 6 chickens of pure and crossed breeds of Plymouth Rock and Rhode Island Red. Here are their pictures. I am sure no.1 is hen and no.6 is roo. Can you tell the sex of chickens no. 2, 3, 4 and 5?
  5. M

    Mysterious black dot on comb of one of my Rhode Island Reds

    Can anyone tell me if this is disease or injury? I've red about fowl pox but I feel like it looks more like a scab from others pecking. She is about 15 weeks old and lives with 7 other ladies around the same age. The dot has grown in the past couple of days but not very much. Started as just a...
  6. G

    Help! Opened eggs on day 23 and they are still alive!!

    Firstly I'm only a beginner at incubating eggs, so I have 2 Rhode Island Red eggs that didn't hatch and it's day 23 and I thought they were dead because there was no movement when I candled and no sound so I opened the eggs from the air cell side in case they were alive but didn't expect them to...
  7. WildPrimal

    My hens won't eat Flock Party Crickets anymore

    Hello everyone. I purchased a bag of flock party dried crickets to supplement my Rhode Island Red pullets' diets with some protein when they were about a month old. Initially, they went crazy for them. They loved these treats. Now my chicks they are 3 and a half months old and refuse to eat...
  8. G

    Thought they were RIR, now I'm not sure

    I thought Big Red and Penny were RIRs but they have white on their backs and face and black in their tail feathers. Sid is darker and a richer, solid red color. Could they still be RIRs or are they something else? Big Red and Penny are around 11 weeks old Sid is around 9 weeks old Got them all...
  9. HorsesRMe123

    Are these all pullets?

    I have two Rhode Island Reds and two Leghorns, they are all 62 days old now (9 weeks old tomorrow) I’m hoping all are pullets. The two Rhode Island Reds don’t have as broad of a tail as the Leghorns. But, the Leghorns have larger combs. The Leghorns have broad, well-rounded tails, yellow combs...
  10. echickens

    Looking to buy 2-3 Pullets (Preferably 10-14 weeks old) near NJ

    Hi everyone, I'm looking to purchase 2-3 pullets to join my flock. I need a couple more chickens for the winter and my current flock is around 12 weeks old. I am looking for Buff Orpington, Speckled Sussex, Jersey Giant, or Wyandotte, but I'm not too picky as long as the breed will be friendly...
  11. Grey Gables

    Not sure what’s wrong — dehydration? Parasites?

    Hi, My 5 month old RIR has not been herself the last few hours. I went to let my chickens out of their run and everyone excitedly ran out. She did not, which is very unusual. She eventually slowly walked out toward the others. She kept stopping and standing still for lengths of time. High was...
  12. WildPrimal

    Should you sterilize your coop before adding new chickens to the flock?

    Hello everyone I am new to this website! I have been reading that you should sterilize your coop before introducing new chickens into your flock. I currently have three, 3 month old Rhode Island Red pullets and 4 Barred Rock chicks. The Rhode Island Reds are outside in my large wooden backyard...
  13. DEChickGal

    Rhode Island Red Mix?

    Hello. This is my favorite hen and I know she is Rhode Island Red but does she have some mix in her? If so what do you think? All my other Rhode Island’s do not have the white feathers. I love this girl just haven’t thought of a name yet. 🤔
  14. Hippiechicklover

    Please Help!! Jubilee Orpington, Rhode Island Red, and a Cochin.

    Hello! Lots of questions here on both breeds & sex. I bought what I thought was three pullets from a breeder. He was the one who confirmed the breeds. I live in the city & can't have roosters, and this is my second batch to replace the rooster I had before (UGH). All are a month old. So here...
  15. S

    Introducing Myself

    We are brand spanking new to raising chickens. We started 3 mos ago as something to do during quarantine especially for our adult special needs daughter. We started with 5 New Hampshire Reds and immediately found that all kinds of things came up that we needed to know about and that’s how we...
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