Production reds Cherry eggers

[hurricane]

This is a cross that is from the rhode island reds x new Hampshire , they should breed true. The New Hampshires where created by selectively breeding the rhode island reds. therefore they are still able to be used as a red to create sex links and are not a sex link themselves. The problem and confusion arises from hatcheries creating so many misnamed and creating erroneous descriptions.

 

[A.T. Hagan]

The problem is that "Production Red" is not a term with a widely accepted definition. I've seen it applied to pure Rhode Island Reds, New Hampshires, and red sex-links. Only the breeder would know exactly what they mean by that term. If the person selling the birds is not the breeder there is a very good chance they simply just decided to call them that to make them more attractive to potential customers. I sell red sex-links and this is a fairly common phenomenon.

 

[hurricane]

This lighter one with the comb is a New Hampshire Roo in with my "Cherry egger" girls as well as some others they all are about 2 and 1/2 months old here.

 

[hurricane]

The fluff is red in color , in the sex links the fluff is usually a lighter color. These birds are very friendly and not flighty.

 

[draye]

Cherry Egger is usually a cross of New Hampshire rooster over Rhode Island Red hens.
Production Reds is usually the opposite croos RIR rooster over NH hens.

I guess it doesn't really matter though which way you do the cross as they are crossed.

The CE's that my dad have are excellant layers. And yes if crossed together they will breed true. There will be a little variation in the red coloring and the shape of the chicks though when they mature.

 

[cluckychucky]

Met Mr. Hagan at the Barberville farm swap. That man is full of good information. I will be picking his brain again, I'm sure. I have since done some of my own research, and the ins and outs of the hatchery "name game" are baffling. I will be more selective in the future about where I get my chicks. Thanks, Alan, by the way. I appreciate you taking the time to talk chicken the other day.
Chuck

 

[smarsh]

Marti poultry farms, now defunct I think, had a production red specifically called a cherry egger. they did lay a very red shelled egg. Most production reds have something other than RIR and NR. They are leaner, longer legged, bigger combed. I would think there is leghorn somewhere in there blood.

 

[Chris09]

If you do a little research I think you will find that the Production Red was first bred solely from Rhode Island Reds and then they started crossing Leghorn blood into the breed to produce a higher egg laying strain of Production Red.

Production red is more a term than a breed the term is used to describe any red or reddish colored fowl bred for high egg production. The term can and is used to describe any number of crosses sold by hatcheries and backyard breeders.


Chris

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Met Mr. Hagan at the Barberville farm swap. That man is full of good information. I will be picking his brain again, I'm sure. I have since done some of my own research, and the ins and outs of the hatchery "name game" are baffling. I will be more selective in the future about where I get my chicks. Thanks, Alan, by the way. I appreciate you taking the time to talk chicken the other day.
Chuck

 

You are quite welcome. See you at Barberville again sometime.