Chicken Breed Focus Rhode Island Red

[The Brick Coop]

I raise pure (heritage) Rhode Island Reds. This is one of my female champions from a show.
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Gorgeous! Lovely wide head, long deep body, good tail angle, plumage & leg color! Do you ship eggs?

 

[cmom]

Yes, but first I do a test hatch. I should be putting eggs in the incubator tomorrow.

 

[ErinOrr79]

Here are some pics of our favorite RIR Ruby as well as some of the girls helping prep a garden

Omg these are great pics lol !!! ❤

 

[justcallmekinn]

I have one RIR hen/Pullet( ok some one answer me this: she is 5 months old and has been laying regularly for almost a month, is she a hen or Pullet?) I purchased her from my local co-op to be a pet, and chose the breed because she was my first chicken and knew they were supposed to be a hardy breed. I freaking love her! Raising her from a chick broke me of my fear of chickens. She follows me around my yard like a puppy and loves to ride my shoulder. Funny enough, I recently purchased week old chicks and she has taken to them(but doesn't want me to know). My brother caught her sitting with them in the brroder box, but as soon as she knew he was around, she jumped out.

 

[WhisperingWindsGrove]

Most often when one thinks of Rhode Island Red they are thinking of the Large Fowl Rhode Island Red, as it is one of the oldest known breeds of chicken and was developed mainly in Rhode Island and Massachusetts in the mid 1840's. The first birds were bred in Little Compton, RI with the use of a Black Breasted Red Malay cock who was imported from England. This Rooster can actually still be seen on display in the Smithsonian Institution as the father of the breed.

The breed was accepted into the American Poultry Association in 1904.

The breed was developed to withstand the harsh New England winters and be a very hardy bird who produced hens with excellent large egg yields and who also would dress out well and look nice on the table, a true dual purpose bird. While the names and places of origin are the same, the Rhode Island White is actually a distinct breed separate from the Rhode Island Red per the American Poultry Association and will be featured in another Breed Focus thread.

The Rhode Island Red breed comes in both large fowl and bantam size and and single as well as rose comb varieties can be found readily.

Details:

Breed Purpose: Dual Purpose
Comb: Single and Rose
Broodiness: Seldom
Climate Tolerance: Cold
Egg Productivity: High
Egg size: Large
Egg Colour: Brown


Pic by @Scottiemom


Pic by @kathyinmo


Pic by @Chook-A-Holic


Pic by @Chris09

BYC Breed Reviews:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/products/rhode-island

Breed Discussion Threads:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/407294/the-heritage-rhode-island-red-site/0_30
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/644420/rhode-island-red-thread/0_30

Do you own Rhode Island Reds? Are you a Rhode Island Red breeder? If so, please reply to this thread with the your thoughts and experiences, including:

· What made you decide to get this breed?
· Do you own them for fun? Breeding? Some other purpose?
· What are your favorite characteristics about this breed?
· Post some pics of your birds; male/female, chicks, eggs, etc!

We have a bunch of other awesome breed-focus threads for you to enjoy. You can see all of them here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chicken-breed-focus-project.975504/

We have gotten 4 chicks to replace our tragity qe have

 

[WhisperingWindsGrove]

Most often when one thinks of Rhode Island Red they are thinking of the Large Fowl Rhode Island Red, as it is one of the oldest known breeds of chicken and was developed mainly in Rhode Island and Massachusetts in the mid 1840's. The first birds were bred in Little Compton, RI with the use of a Black Breasted Red Malay cock who was imported from England. This Rooster can actually still be seen on display in the Smithsonian Institution as the father of the breed.

The breed was accepted into the American Poultry Association in 1904.

The breed was developed to withstand the harsh New England winters and be a very hardy bird who produced hens with excellent large egg yields and who also would dress out well and look nice on the table, a true dual purpose bird. While the names and places of origin are the same, the Rhode Island White is actually a distinct breed separate from the Rhode Island Red per the American Poultry Association and will be featured in another Breed Focus thread.

The Rhode Island Red breed comes in both large fowl and bantam size and and single as well as rose comb varieties can be found readily.

Details:

Breed Purpose: Dual Purpose
Comb: Single and Rose
Broodiness: Seldom
Climate Tolerance: Cold
Egg Productivity: High
Egg size: Large
Egg Colour: Brown


Pic by @Scottiemom


Pic by @kathyinmo


Pic by @Chook-A-Holic


Pic by @Chris09

BYC Breed Reviews:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/products/rhode-island

Breed Discussion Threads:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/407294/the-heritage-rhode-island-red-site/0_30
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/644420/rhode-island-red-thread/0_30

Do you own Rhode Island Reds? Are you a Rhode Island Red breeder? If so, please reply to this thread with the your thoughts and experiences, including:

· What made you decide to get this breed?
· Do you own them for fun? Breeding? Some other purpose?
· What are your favorite characteristics about this breed?
· Post some pics of your birds; male/female, chicks, eggs, etc!

We have a bunch of other awesome breed-focus threads for you to enjoy. You can see all of them here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chicken-breed-focus-project.975504/

We got some Reds and Barreds to start 3 yrs ago. We have 4 boys and prefer to live off our land. We have currently had a tragic innocident with preditors. So, we have 4 Rhode Island Red Chicks.
My kids want to cuddle. They don't like it. They get more cuddles from our female duck we raised from a duckling.

 

[cmom]

I have one RIR hen/Pullet( ok some one answer me this: she is 5 months old and has been laying regularly for almost a month, is she a hen or Pullet?) I purchased her from my local co-op to be a pet, and chose the breed because she was my first chicken and knew they were supposed to be a hardy breed. I freaking love her! Raising her from a chick broke me of my fear of chickens. She follows me around my yard like a puppy and loves to ride my shoulder. Funny enough, I recently purchased week old chicks and she has taken to them(but doesn't want me to know). My brother caught her sitting with them in the brroder box, but as soon as she knew he was around, she jumped out.

Up to a year old a female bird is a pullet. When she reaches a year old then she is a hen. I raise Rhode Island Reds. Most do not like to cuddle like some other breeds. There are exceptions. Good luck and have fun...

 

[freedomlady]

Rhode Island Reds and Barred rocks were my first 4-H chickens and at state fair I won Grand Champion with my both pens of 3.