Ideal gave me the wrong breed, 11 Week pullet breed ID

[Cedius]

Apparently, Ideal sent me the wrong breed. I requested Red Star pullets. Am I correct, are these Production Reds instead? RR? They look nothing like the Ideal Stock photo. .

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

I think those are all RIR hens.
To make you feel better, RIR hens tend to have a longer life than the sex-link breeds.

 

[Cedius]

This is what they looked like as chicks (all the lighter ones)

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

This is what they looked like as chicks (all the lighter ones)

I don’t know anything about chicks. Just about the full grown hens and roosters

 

[Iluveggers]

They are a cross breed, so different hatcheries can use different breeds to make their hybrids. Ideal has gold star, red star, & brown star, along with production red, Rhode Island Red & New Hampshire. I don’t think they look like ISA Browns (which is what I think of when I hear Red Star), but since there is no SOP for hybrids, they could use anything in their mix.

 

[Cedius]

They are a cross breed, so different hatcheries can use different breeds to make their hybrids. Ideal has gold star, red star, & brown star, along with production red, Rhode Island Red & New Hampshire. I don’t think they look like ISA Browns (which is what I think of when I hear Red Star), but since there is no SOP for hybrids, they could use anything in their mix.

These look nothing like their stock photo for their Red Stars. Their stock photo looks like your typical Red Sex link. I don't believe these to be Red Sex Links (their description even says that their red stars are sexable at hatch). If they are a cross breed, then my original speculation is that they're production reds. I'm just curious if anyone is familiar with Production Reds, and if that is what they are, or if they're RIR.

 

[Coops Dad]

FWIW, they look like my RIRs, both as chicks and full grown pullets.

 

[Silkiesaz]

They look like some Rhode Island Red pullets.