First Try Real Soon

[clayb226]

Very soon I will be trying my first round with hatching some chicks. I have 10 hens, that I am getting 8 eggs a day out of, I left yesterdays, todays, and leaving tomorrows eggs to put in the incubator I am getting tomorrow. I am going to try 24 eggs the first round. I wanted my hens to lay on the eggs, but I guess that has been bred out of them, all they want to do is lay eggs. Very excited to give this a try. The rooster is a RIR, will RIR hens lay on their eggs?? This is a stray rooster, and I kicked him in my pin, there is another stray around that has a white neck, speckles on his chest, and some dark wing feathers, some with a green tint. I wonder if that is a Speckled Susex, I am a newbie and really have no idea, but do they sit on eggs better?? Thanks in advanced, have a great day, and be blessed.

 

[FireTigeris]

Here is where you find out, but 'production Reds, or Production RIR, or Red Stars even, (you won't be sure unless you got them from a breeder) are bred not to set on eggs, heritage RIR (the old breed that are a very dark red, deep as blood- actually deeper) sometimes set eggs.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/breeds/breed-chart

https://www.backyardchickens.com/breeds/rhode_island/10529

https://www.backyardchickens.com/breeds/rhode_island/47192

https://www.backyardchickens.com/breeds/rhode_island/chicken/100 (Production Red, ISA Red)

https://www.backyardchickens.com/breeds/production/13039

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If you post a picture of your roo someone might be able to ID him, it would go in this ( https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewforum.php?id=15 ) section.

Oh and

Oh and HERE (https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=48726) is important stuff to know.

 

[clayb226]

Looking at the charts, the other stray looks like an Araucana, and the one I put in the pin looks like the RIR, but lighter red. I have posted pictures on here of my hens and the rooster, I may have to take some of the other stray to see what you experts think it may be.

 

[FireTigeris]

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light red RIR are usually 'Production' hens or 'Production Reds' they are in the chart, also check ISA Reds or ISA Browns...

 

[clayb226]

Thank you very much for the replies everyone, I will look a little closer. I am really enjoying this adventure, learning chickens, and receiving help from the knowledgeable. Thanks again, have a great day, and be blessed.

 

[clayb226]

A loaner incubator should be here today, I will hatch out these mutts, but I think I would like to move to pure breeds. I have my eye on BLRW, this looks like a good breed for my location, plus I need a good multi purpose bird to help feed the family, and I like the way the bird looks.