Rhode Island Red Thread!

[Alaskan]

I'm planning on getting a Rhode Island Red for my first mix flock of 5 but I hear that the hatchery RIR's are aggressive

is this true?

highly variable... but they are definitely not quiet and laid back.

 

[rfreedlund]

I'm planning on getting a Rhode Island Red for my first mix flock of 5 but I hear that the hatchery RIR's are aggressive

is this true?

I don't know if hatchery ones are more aggressive than non-hatchery RIR's, but in my experience my RIR's are a bit more spirited than some of my others and tend to be a bit more dominant, but not to such a degree that they are mean and I don't trust them with my more "docile' breeds. If you want a Rhode Island Red as part of your mix, I would say go for it, especially if you raise them all together starting as chicks. They work it out. She will likely be a reliable egg layer.

 

[Chickenchick11]

I would like a Rhode Island Red for my first mixed flock of 4. The only thing is that I hear that they are aggressive and bossy in mixed flocks

is this tru?!!

My three RIRs are the sweetest things. One of them has attacked one of my White Rocks three times, but for the most part they get along just fine.

 

[Yowza Wowza]

My three RIRs are the sweetest things. One of them has attacked one of my White Rocks three times, but for the most part they get along just fine.

(Jill?)

 

[Chickenchick11]

(Jill?)

(Nope, it's Pebbles. Jill isn't mean to the other chickens. She's my loud, funny, curious, sweet, and slightly sassy chicken. )

 

[Yowza Wowza]

(Nope, it's Pebbles. Jill isn't mean to the other chickens. She's my loud, funny, curious, sweet, and slightly sassy chicken.

)

That Pebbles!
I know Jill isn't mean! I was messing around xD (You forgot Crazy! LOL)

 

[Chickenchick11]

That Pebbles!
I know Jill isn't mean! I was messing around xD (You forgot Crazy! LOL)

Oh yes! Pebbles can be kind of a pain in the butt sometimes. I used to take pity on her because she was the runt, but she's proved to me she needs no pity. LOL

XD Yup, Jill is defiantly Crazy!

 

[Yowza Wowza]

Oh yes! Pebbles can be kind of a pain in the butt sometimes.

I used to take pity on her because she was the runt, but she's proved to me she needs no pity. LOL

XD Yup, Jill is defiantly Crazy!

LOL! Aweee

XD!!

 

[kargo]

Hey guys! So I'm a bit confused. This is a pic of my first group of RIR's (with some black sex links and barred rocks in the picture also).

These chicks have since died, but we are starting up a new flock after securing our coop. I noticed that my new baby RIRs don't look anything like the RIRs I see all over the internet. They seem extremely dark to me?

 

[Alaskan]

different lines can look very different.

Did you buy both sets from the same breeder or hatchery?