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[FirewifeJess]

"A brat" is a good description for Rhodie. She doesn't like to be picked up and sqwaks the whole time she's being carried. She will also try to get out of my arms. She's given me some pretty good scratches.

Every morning, when I go to take everyone out of the brooder and outside, Rhodie gives me the stink eye and hops up on the roost bar (which is out of my reach). So, I look at her, tell her when she's ready, I'll come back for her. I'll shut the brooder door, leave the garage, wait a couple of minutes, and then go back. She'll be standing by the door and will then let me pick her up. Such a pain that she does this every single morning.

The other two will hop up on my lap and let me pet them. Not Rhodie! That chickie better lay well, because her personality is lacking.

SHe will, she will. That's their only redeeming quality I think. She better lay me like 6 eggs a week or "No Soup For You!" little RIR.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

From my experience the BANTAM RIR are very mellow. They lay big eggs for little birds. I have one that lays 2 - 2 1/4 oz eggs which would be a Large on the egg scale. They do tend to go broody a couple times a year.

 

[FirewifeJess]

Guess I should have gone with Bantams then. Live and learn. Here's hoping a certain LF RIR is just going through a stage.

Yeah but you want them for eggs too and you'd need a lot of Bantams to get enough eggs to feed your family.
Thanks for the call this morning, sorry I didn't call back. I'm exhausted. Princess is still acting strange and is sitting quietly in a dog carrier with food and water next to me. Don't know if I'll put her out for the night or not.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Quote: The LF RIR that I have had have not been very friendly, calm birds!

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Quote: Different breeds of bantams lay different size eggs. I have some bantams that lay larger eggs than some large fowl breeds. The bantam RIRs lay very big eggs. You wouldn't know the difference between those and average large fowl eggs.

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Quote: Sorry, I've never met a large fowl RIR that I would consider "friendly"... :/

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Quote: Sorry, I've never met a large fowl RIR that I would consider "friendly"... :/

 

[FirewifeJess]

I can't "Multi" Quote apparently, don't know why. But I was gonna say I'm glad I only have ONE RIR now, even though I'm sure she'll probably be my best layer (why we got them in the first place!).

 

[FirewifeJess]

If I have 9 layers, how many eggs can I expect to get each day? 6? 7? 8 maybe? IDK what to expect but I'm excited! Maybe it has something to do with breed as well though? I have:
1 black Australorp
1 Welsummer
1 Maran/EE (possible OE)
2 buff Orpingtons
2 Easter Eggers
1 RIR
1 GLW

 

[Rainwolf]

NO MY B RIR are all nice mellow birds and what I have heard from others that is the norm. 

Guess I should have gone with Bantams then.  Live and learn.  Here's hoping a certain LF RIR is just going through a stage. 

Sorry, I've never met a large fowl RIR that I would consider "friendly"...  :/

I had a LF RIR that I adopted awhile back who was a super sweet lady. I could pick her up anytime. She went broody a couple times a year so I sold her to a local kid who wanted a broody.

Honestly I think it is a mix.... breed lines and how they were raised... I've met some very nasty and some super sweet in most breeds.