confused!

soulsong

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So here's the story:
I had a flock of Buff Orps, with 2 black australorps 2yrs ago (my only roo was a Buff). For a school project I hatched out chicks from my flock and some extra's my friend had from her Rhode Island Reds.

Of the hatch I ended up with three chicks, two roo's and Frede (hen), the boys have since gone on, lovely coyotes
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I always thought Frede was a RIR because she was soooo much darker then my buffs...well this past fall we decided to change to RIR cause Frede was such a prolific layer my husband said we needed more like her. So in comes a flock of RIR's that a friend of his had too many of...and whoa...wait a minute... Frede isnt nearly as dark as they are!

So now I am confused....she is really to dark to be buff (at least thats what I thought - since my buffs were rather pale) but she isnt dark enough to be RIR ...is she? I never saw my friends flock of RIR's so ....is there this much variation?



here is my Roo, a hen and behind them you can see Frede, and the color difference.


and just cause Frede is such a camera hog!!
 
She looks like some of my production red hens. They're hatchery birds and I'm not sure if it's a RIR X strain or just a RIR strain that tends to be lighter in body and color then true to type RIR's but does lay very well..?? Hopefully someone else will chime in. I love my Buff, but she's not even close to my best layer, she's an awesome mamma though.
 
Thanks Everyone!
I must have misunderstood my friend when she told me what her birds where.....
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which wouldnt be surprising since at that time I was just starting out and didnt know many breeds.
Regardless of what she is, Frede is a wonderful hen , friendly, curious and an awesome layer!
 
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Alot of people call these RIR because that what many of the hatcheries sold for RIR. More recently, I think with more public awareness, more hatcheries are starting to carry the darker, closer to standard, RIR. Yours looks like a production red and if the egg laying is that prolific, it probably is. The darker ones should be good layers, but maybe not as good as as Frede.
 

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