Red Stars?

[rpenland]

That's what they look like to me. I have 4 of them and they are great pets and great with the grand kids. We got ours from Moyer's Chicks in Quakertown, PA.

 

[tilosi]

That's what they look like to me. I have 4 of them and they are great pets and great with the grand kids. We got ours from Moyer's Chicks in Quakertown, PA.

That is the cutest picture!! I have three pullets--they change every day!! What roo would be good to breed with these?

 

[redstarmama]

Looks like red star to me! Many of mine have white tips on their feathers as stated above. They are the sweetest hens and are prolific layers!

 

[rpenland]

Thank you! That is Sean, our chicken wrangler As far as a roo to breed them with, I'm not really sure since they are a hybrid cross between a White Rock egg-layer type female and a Rhode Island Red male. We just got our first male last week, a black cochin, so maybe we'll see what becomes of that...lol.

 

[alabama pete]

the hens in your photo are for sure red stars! red stars are hybrids crossed between rhode island reds,new hampshire reds and white leghorns . ! have nine hens ,I bought at tractor supply co, they were about a week oild when i got them.they are nine months old now,and on a average I get nine big brown eggs a day! so get ready to gather a lot of nice size eggs .good luck with your hens.

 

[JIChickenKid]

I recently purchased 8 Red Star hens and 1 Rooster. They are 16 weeks old. When should they begin laying and are there any special characteristics that I should know about this breed?

 

[Bangarang64]

JIChickenKid,

Your Red Stars could start laying as early as 20 weeks!
Have some laying boxes ready. Also, you will get an much as an egg a day(almost) form these little breakfast factories. You are going to love them.

 

[jaggerREDstars]

I love ma redstars tho.... Got 87 of em... But they're not yet laying and they're almost 5months old can't wait...can't they lay on bare floor