Baby Chick Pictures!!!!! POST!

[Honora]

Here's my 3 Golden Laced Wyandotte chicks, 2 weeks old.

"Fluffy"


"Nacho"



"Sweetpea"

 

[floriojj]

Here are my two my two Wynadottes, what do you think cockerel or hen??

 

[vehve]

We let the guys out on the yard for the first time today. Exciting times. The neighbors kids have named them all. Bigger ones are 9 weeks, the Sussexes are 6 weeks.


Speckled Sussex roo and hen Araucana-Marans roo "Taneli"
"Eemeli" and "Emma"


Marans hen "Vilma" Araucana-Marans roo "Topi"



Araucana-Marans hen Eemeli with the bigger guys
"Töyhtis" ("Tufty" in English)

 

[nkprycl29]

My new babies!

 

[nkprycl29]

 

[Varglet]

Here are my two my two Wynadottes, what do you think cockerel or hen??

Both look like cockerels to me.

 

[ArtGirl]

These are our first Buff Orpington chicks.

Does this one look like a rooster?

 

[Spitzboyz]

I would love to see pictures of yours. I am not sure if it's the lighting. She does have some yellow down but the feathers coming in look more white. I don't recall when I ordered her if they specified silver or golden. She is about 2 weeks old now.

@countrygirl86 you asked for it! Here they are now at about 3.5 weeks.


Forward facing Crest. Non-Polish like.


Blue Feet.


Back of Crest.


Full body

Hello!


Strutting his/her stuff! Cutest pic ever! LOL

 

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Rhode Island Red

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Rhode Island Red

Rhode Island Reds in a lithograph, c. 1915.​

Conservation status Recovering
Other names Rhode Islands
Nicknames RIR
Country of origin USA

Traits​

Weight Male:

8.5 pounds (3.9 kg)​

Female:

6.5 pounds (2.9 kg; 0.46 st)​

Skin color Yellow
Egg color Brown
Comb type Single

Classification​

APA American

Notes
Dual purpose layer breed
Chicken
Gallus gallus domesticus​

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The Rhode Island Red is a breed of chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). They are a utility bird, raised for meat and eggs, and also as show birds. They are a popular choice for backyard flocks because of their egg laying abilities and hardiness. Non-industrial strains of the Rhode Island Red are listed as recovering by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.[1] The Rhode Island Red is the state bird of Rhode Island.[2]

Contents

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• 1 Appearance
• 2 History
• 3 Characteristics
  • 3.1 Approximate weight
  • 3.2 Eggs
• 4 See also
• 5 References
• 6 Bibliography
• 7 External links

Appearance[edit]

The bird's feathers are rust-colored, however darker shades are known, including maroon bordering on black. Rhode Island Reds have red-orange eyes, reddish-brown beaks, and yellow feet and legs, often with a bit of reddish hue on the toes and sides of the shanks. Chicks are a light red to tan color. The roosters usually weigh in at about 8.5 pounds (3.9 kg), the hens average slightly less at 6.5 pounds (2.9 kg).[3]
History[edit]

Developed in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, early flocks often had both single and rose combed individuals. It was from the Malay that the Rhode Island Red got its deep color, strong constitution, and relatively hard feathers.[3]
The Rhode Island Red were originally bred in Adamsville, a village which is part of Little Compton, Rhode Island. One of the foundation sires of the breed was a black-breasted red Malay cock which was imported from England. This cock is on display at the Smithsonian Institution as the father of the Rhode Island Red breed.[citation needed]
In 1925, the Rhode Island Red Club of America donated funds for an elegant monument to the Rhode Island Red in Adamsville. (The monument is now on the National Register of Historic Places.) A competing monument to the Rhode Island Red, claiming its creation not for the poultryfanciers, but for the farmers who grew them commercially in great numbers in Little Compton, was erected by the state in 1954 a mile or so (about two kilometers) south of Adamsville.[clarification needed][citation needed]
Rhode Island Reds are used in the creation of many modern hybrid breeds, mainly due to the prolific egg laying abilities of the Rhode Island Red.[citation needed]
Characteristics[edit]

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A Rhode Island Red rooster.​

Approximate weight[edit]

Cock 3.9 kg 8.5 lbs
Hen 2.9 kg 6.5 lbs
Eggs[edit]

Exceptional layers, Rhode Island Reds are noted for their brown eggs. Healthy hens can lay up to 5–7 eggs per week depending on their care and treatment.[citation needed]
See also[edit]

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Birds portal

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Rhode Island portal​

• Blue Hen of Delaware
• Delayed feathering in chickens

References[edit]

1. Jump up^ "Poultry Breeds - Rhode Island Red Chickens". Ansi.okstate.edu. 1997-06-26. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
2. Jump up^ "Rhode Island State Bird - Rhode Island Red". 50states.com. 1954-05-03. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
3. ^ Jump up to:a b "Poultry Breeds - Rhode Island Red Chickens". Ansi.okstate.edu. 1997-06-26. Retrieved 2012-08-25.

Bibliography[edit]

• Raymond, Francine (2001). The Big Book of Garden Hens. Kitchen Garden Books. ISBN 0-9532857-3-1. OCLC 650414762.
• Damerow, Gail (1995). Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens. Pownal, Vt.: Storey Books. ISBN 978-1580173254 (paperback). OCLC 43913153.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rhode Island Red.​

• Rhode Island Breed Profile on backyardpoultry.com
• Rhode Island Information and Pictures

Categories:

• Chicken breeds
• Chicken breeds originating in the United States
• Little Compton, Rhode Island
• Symbols of Rhode Island

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[NikJov1981]

my first flock: 5 birds. It's been a lot of fun raising them up.

1 light Brahma; Blossom
1 dark Brahma; Turkey
1 silver-laced Wyandotte; Pecker
2 red sex links (golden comets) Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

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