What is a Cherry Egger?

[NYREDS]

Reviving this dead thread... Cherry Eggers and RI Reds are THE EXACT SAME BIRD!!! I just placed an order with Cackle, ordered the CEggers and was disappointed to see them substituted for the RIReds. When I wrote Nancy told me they are the same, just regional differences as to what they are called. Who knew! well apparently Nancy did but...

Absolutely not. Look for the Heritage Rhode Island Red thread to see pictures of what real Rhode Island Reds look like. They're nothing like Cherry Eggers which are a hybrid cross.

 

[draye]

Cherry Egger:

Cross of a New Hampshire rooster over a Rhode Island Red hen.

 

[thomaschickens]

When I saw the name of this post, I got excited thinking someone had been able to make a chicken that lays cherry colored eggs. I was getting ready to try and find me one to add to enhance my egg basket

Oh well, maybe one day (a girl can dream right)...

 

[draye]

Awesome layers.

First year their eggs are a little small but improve in size with age. Just about every day layers.

 

[Robert Blosl]

I have been bombarded with messages telling me they have Rhode Island Reds and when they send me their pictures they are not dark colored Rhode island Reds like I have been raising for almost 30 years. Today I got a message from a lady and she sent me some descriptions of what all this is about. I have always called them production or commerical reds. The correct name is Cherry Eggers.

I think I may order 25 next year to sell on Ebay.

Here is some of the stuff she sent me for my research. It seems this breed was pushed to the surface maybe in the 1950s from spin offs of ROP Rhode Island Reds that where wining the egg laying contest in the 1930s .

Thanks for sending me this link to this page. New York Reds is right. I am re leaved. bob

Rhode Island Reds: well-known "old breed" that is a popular dual purpose producer of
Brown eggs Dark in Color.



Production Reds (Cherry Eggers) Various Shades of Red Highest producing, most efficient brown egg layer that was
Developed from RI Red x New Hampshire crosses

Cherry Egger Chickens are a combination of different breeds to produce an egg production chicken which lays big brown eggs and they are good winter layers. They are well known for their laying ability and hardiness.
Chicken Facts:

• Weights - Hen-----7 1/2 lbs Rooster------9 1/2 lbs
  Pullet---4-6 lbs Cockerel----7-8 lbs
• Purpose - Dual Purpose: egg laying and meat production
• Egg Color - Brown
• Egg Production - Prolific: 250 - 300 eggs per year
• Country of Origin - United States
• APA: -No

 

[Chris09]

Reviving this dead thread... Cherry Eggers and RI Reds are THE EXACT SAME BIRD!!! I just placed an order with Cackle, ordered the CEggers and was disappointed to see them substituted for the RIReds. When I wrote Nancy told me they are the same, just regional differences as to what they are called. Who knew! well apparently Nancy did but...

This just proves that hatcheries have NO IDEA what they are breeding. Sounds like Cackle need a class in Chicken 101 [breed identification].


Chris

 

[OldMountainCur]

Close, but not quite.......the cherry egger "is" a cross of the Rhodies and some of it's close relatives and they have to be bred from cock to hen in the proper direction or you will get something entirely different. Other wise why would most hatcheries, list all three birds separately and sometimes have one breed but not the other? I breed my own specifics such as the "Eggers," New Hampshires and Production Reds and believe me after an expensive mistake or two I found just because a sales person claims they know what they are talking about it doesn't necessarily make it true. I've found in the past when the end of the hatching season nears any "Red" chicken can become New Hampshire, Production Red, Rhode Island or Cherry Egger. They also miss label eggs on occasion........all hatcheries make mistakes. A couple of years ago I purchased 100 Cherry Egger pullets........received 97 pullets 3 of the best looking Rhodies I had ever seen........So yes they are a very similar bird, so like any poultry that is line bred, Xed and bred back you will get some that are very similar to the original parent stock. BTW, at 1 year of age I sold two of those Rhodies @$100 each. That's how good they looked........the other has a well deserved position with a dozen select breeding hens. Remember "ALL" MODERN CHICKENS are a cross by nature or intentionally. Very little stock from any of the original breeds are still around.

 

[Diannastarr]

A CHERRY EGG-ER I think its a cross of NHR hen & RIR roo ..?

 

[draye]

A  CHERRY EGG-ER I   think its a cross of  NHR hen  & RIR  roo ..?

I believe you are correct.

 

[hensanpitbulls]

If this is s Cherry Egger it looks nothing like the RIR the patterns are different aren't they