Rhode Island Reds

[RhodeIslandReds]

Well I have a flock of 25 Rirs all girls and 2 boys. I get 19-24eggs a day the few I dont get is because there over a year and just laying some big eggs. I was seeing were the best prices were because the lady I bought these from moved away about 2months ago.

Thanks for the info,
RIRs

 

[Cowgirl71]

Fred's Hens :

I don't know about PROOF. But testimony?
Robert Blosl, the famous RIR expert, past president of the RIR Club, breeder, and a frequent poster here at BYC states that this is so.
He says that APA SOP RIR will produce only 200 eggs a year, in his experience. Yes, they are much larger birds and will require more food, thus their conversion rate just isn't there when put up against a RIR or production type RIR from the hatcheries, many of which produce 250-300 during their pullet year and 220-260 the following year, with a substantial drop the following years.

Breeders of SOP RIR have other interests. Breed preservation being the main focus. There programs are admirable and I tip my hat to them.

But Robert himself has posted that if his neighbor wants 300 eggs a year and needs to make end meet financially, that they should buy production reds or Red sex links. No less a voice than his has posted that opinion here on BYC.

Shrug. I dunno.

The original poster was simply asking which hatchery had the cheapest prices. That's all.

'nuff said.

I have no doubt though that a five year old SOP RIR hen will have layed more eggs in her life time than a five year old hatchery RIR. But during the first two years I guarantee you the hatchery RIR is far more feed efficient.

I'm sorry RhodeIslandReds for being a part of this debate. If you're willing to pay a little more for a higher production bird, I believe McMurray to have the best strain of production RIRs.

 

[punky rooster]

Quote:
'nuff said.

I have no doubt though that a five year old SOP RIR hen will have layed more eggs in her life time than a five year old hatchery RIR. But during the first two years I guarantee you the hatchery RIR is far more feed efficient.
I'm sorry RhodeIslandReds for being a part of this debate. If you're willing to pay a little more for a higher production bird, I believe McMurray to have the best strain of production RIRs.

I agree exept it might not even take 5 years