The bantam RIR breed is quit different from the big RIR.
RIR is originally from Rhode Island, USA. The bantam RiR breed is from England, and they mixed a lot bantam breeds with just a little RIR to get the right looks in a much smaller chicken. And they looked for good egg laying capacity too. Normally bantam breeds lay less then the original bigger breed. With RIR they say it’s the other way around. Their characters seems to be quit different too.
RIR is originally from Rhode Island, USA. The bantam RiR breed is from England, and they mixed a lot bantam breeds with just a little RIR to get the right looks in a much smaller chicken. And they looked for good egg laying capacity too. Normally bantam breeds lay less then the original bigger breed. With RIR they say it’s the other way around. Their characters seems to be quit different too.