Cherry Eggers ?

[kanehill]

Anyone have any information about this breed ?

 

[PotterWatch]

I believe they are a production red. Basically means that they have crossed a couple breeds (in this case, I think they have crossed RIR and NHR), to get the egg production they want. They should be good layers and probably decent table birds given their cross.

 

[Mahonri]

There are a number of breeds listed unofficially as "Cherry Eggers"... most often Rhode Island Reds for their reddish-brown eggs.

There will be others that will tell you what breeds that own that lay the "cherry colored" eggs.

With my RIRs.. I never saw it... they just looked brown to me.

 

[juliechick]

I had Cherry Eggers from Marti Poultry Farm in Missouri many moons ago. They were good layers, docile, and a nice shade of dark red.

 

[Illia]

Yep. Cherry Eggers is a term for a whole variety of chickens, but all of them have the common trait of red plumage, Production Red behind them (or pure production red) and brown eggs.

 

[Lbrad7]

Great layers...you will love them.