RIR

[Crafty-Duck]

 

[ChickMagnet207]

That is a Production Red Pullet

 

[RMo2]

That is a Production Red Pullet

 

[Shelshanam]

She is a pretty gal!

The rooster are pretty easy to sex young, I've got 5 week old RIR's/Production reds that I've known the roos for the last few weeks. They really do grow the comb/wattles much quicker then the hens and personality really comes out quick.

But kinda funny side story I was out at a small farm purchasing something totally different when I noticed this person had chickens and asked if they were selling a rooster. He immediately says "YES" and points out this one RIR chicken and said "I need to sell him as I don't want a rooster". I told him then I didn't think it was a rooster but he insisted it was, had witnessed it crowing, riding his hens, and being a general pain in the chicken butt!

Guy charges me $2 for the "rooster" and I bring him home..... Where she promptly laid an egg the next day for me! LOL I tried telling the guy it wasn't a rooster but he made too many comments that women don't know anything about farming and so I'm very happy I brought home my 22 week old pullet!

 

[silkieloverz123]

CUTE!

 

[ChickMagnet207]

Nice Production Red Pullets

 

[Bangarang64]

Nice Production Red Pullets

for the rest of us,
please point out the differences that tell you this is a production red and not a rir?

 

[ChickMagnet207]

for the rest of us,
please point out the differences that tell you this is a production red and not a rir?

Their is nothing wrong with production red birds and these are nice production reds but here are a couple differences; The color for one, Rhode island reds are supposed to be a dark red. The production reds tails are carried high like most egg production birds. This is a heritage rhode island red;

 

[silkieloverz123]

nice bird!

 

[Crafty-Duck]

Ruby