Rhode Island Red vs. Production Red

[Rain Rider]

Can some one explain the differance? If there is one? I thought there was. However, my google searches for either name take me to the sae links/pictures. I'm not looking to get any. Just interested in knowing more about this. Thanks so much.

 

[terrilhb]

from Ga. Good question. I have read on here 1 thing is the color of them. RIR's are darker I think. I might be wrong. I would like to know also.

 

[chickened]

Productions are bred... well for production and not so much for looks RIRs are closer to the standard but really the distinction is somewhat blurred. SQ are a different bird all together.

 

[Chris09]

The "heritage/non-hatchery" Rhode Island Red’s origin can be dated back to the middle 1840’s and one of the oldest breed of chicken to be developed in America. The early Rhode Island Red sported three types of combs, the first was the Pea comb which received its comb type from the Chittagong (Brahma) second is the Single comb which received its comb type from the Chinese Shanghai (Royal Cochin China) and the Rose comb which received its comb type from the Red Java. Today the Rhode Island Red only sports two of the three types of combs the Rose and the Single comb. The R.I. Red should be a dark Red Mahogany color, brick shape and weighing around 8½ lbs for cocks and 6½ lbs for hens.

Spin Off breeds of the Rhode Island Red are the New Hampshire and the Production Red.

The Production Red (hatchery Rhode Island Red) can come in two different lines, the first of the two was bred solely from the R.I. Red as with the New Hampshire but was bred more for the egg production.
The second type of Production Red is a R.I. Red with some Leghorn blood added to add to the egg production and may have added to the brown-ish color of some of the Production Red the some hatcheries call there, "Dark Rhode Island Reds".
Neither of the two Production Reds line look look, or perform like a true Rhode Island Red.

Chris

 

[Rain Rider]

Wow. Thats cool to know. Thanks!

 

[pascopol]

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This is a good take on RIR,s breed in general.

Unfortunately the real RIR's (Heavy mahogany, of excellent meat quality, brick shaped birds producing 250+ dark brown eggs a year are extinct now).

So called "show quality" RIR's shown at exhibitions are heavy and nice looking birds, but you ask a breeder how many eggs a year they lay, and they start to mumble.

Egglaying ability was lost along the way and the breed was bastardised by infusion of other breeds to enhance their egglaying ability.

 

[Judy]

Here are two threads that should interest you:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=407294

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=340438&p=1

 

[Rain Rider]

Pages and pages of pictures and info! Wow! Thank you! Your right, those look nothing like the so called RIR's that my mother got me from

(don't hit me) the local feed store. To avoid having to many repost of the same info. May I sugest others with questions also check out the above links. They are great!

 

[laughingdog]

thanks, i was curious, and heard all in pieces around also in different places, but just wasnt sure.