rhode island red

  1. C

    New member

    New member. Husband is raising 9 Rhode Island reds in Southwest US. Hot summer cool winters. Our hens came to us as chicks in May. Laying 8 a day on average at 24 weeks. Overall it’s been a great experience!
  2. MrsGray1211

    First time hatching!

    Hey y’all! I’m incubating and hatching my first set of eggs! I set eight in my incubator, today is day 20. 4 have already successfully hatched, two more have pipped and I expect them to fully hatch in the next few hours. So far I have not had any problems! I have a couple questions though: 1)...
  3. Bladester

    New member to homesteading and backyard chickens

    Hello All: I am a new member to homesteading and backyard chickens; living in Eastern PA. I bought my first set of chicks in June and received them on August 16th 2022. I have a total of 6 chickens; 2 WHITE Rocks, 2 Rhode Island REDs, and 2 BLACK Australorps. I built a 6 x 6 foot coop and a...
  4. K

    Those island red hen agressive towards me

    I have a hen that I raised from the incubator. She’s always been sweet and food driven. Two months ago she got alittle sick and although she’s better now, she’s agressive towards me! Bites at my feet, bites my arms/fingers. I just don’t get it. Hardly does it to anyone else. How can I get her to...
  5. WalkAwhilefarm

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  6. PioneerChicks

    Looking for photos of show quality RIRs and BR for BYC article...

    I'm working on an article about poultry quality. Would anybody be willing to let me use theirs? You will get credit, of course. I'm specifically looking for a photo showing the side profile of a Rhode Island Red, emphasizing the brick-like body shape and color. Another photo showing the correct...
  7. beackers

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  8. L

    RIR gender?

    Hi I’ve got two rir that are now nearly 10 weeks old! At first they both looked like pullets but now one has a bigger comb/red face than the other? I’ve attached pictures of both to see if a can help? Starting to think 1 is a roo as it seems to attack the others too
  9. Sparrow-Song

    Sick hen- Poopy butt, irregular stool, panting, lethargic

    Ok, so I said that my next post would be introducing my flock, and I got so many positive responses so I’m really excited to get around to that, but unfortunately it’s been delayed a while and in the meantime I have a hen that needs help… I am hoping that someone on here will have some idea...
  10. B

    Nesting box height.

    Pls advise! Nesting box height for: -2 brahma chickens -2 rhode island red chickens -2 ducks All 6 will be in same coop. Understand brahma wont fly high to nest and ducks/brahma need bigger nesting box. Nesting boxes, can I build 3 at 12 inch height from ground and 3 at 24 inch height form...
  11. atroisi524

    New backyard chicken member

    Hi everyone I moved earlier this year from NYC to Pennsylvania and decided to take advantage of our much larger backyard and start raising chickens and ducks. I have 4 Rhode Island Red Chickens that are about 3 months old. And 2 Cayuga Ducks that about 2 and a half months old. I had 3 ducks...
  12. Bladester

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  13. VENIVIIBE

    In Search Of - Easter Eggers / RIRs / Leghorns/etc

    Since I have plenty more room for at least 3-4 more chooks, I'm on the hunt for a few new girls to expand my little feather family. I'm in the Florence-Richland area of Mississippi. I also plan to sell some eggs and help my community out because egg prices are going up. Looking for the...
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  17. FeatherSwift93

    HEN acts like she cant walk, help!!

    My 2 year old rhode island red hen has been sick for about a week at this point. She can hardly walk and her tail is constantly drooped down. She is still eating and drinking, she just acts like she can hardly move. I took her to my local vet and they said they don't treat chickens. Please help...
  18. FeatherSwift93

    Help!

    My 2 year old hens have all of the sudden stopped laying eggs, they have never done this before. I live in Mississippi and the temperatures have been around 100° lately...could that be a factor in them laying eggs? I do keep them watered and they have plenty of shade.
  19. S

    10 - 11 week old chickens - pullets or cockerels?

    Hi all, I am trying to figure out how many pullets and cockerels we ended up with. We have 2 Rhode Island Reds, Honey and Rue, and 4 rare breed bantams. The ones we think are speckled sussex bantams are Tasty and Cinnamon. The ones we think may be barred rock bantams are Dumpling and...
  20. P

    What chicken breed is this?

    Hi guys.. we bought this little guy with our rhode island reds.. what I'm confused about is that the people we bought this guy from only bred rhode island reds and only had reds on his farm... but this guy is white and black and not red like the other reds we got..
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