🐔 Rhode Island Red
Chickens · breed reference
Rhode Island's state bird and the backbone of half the crosses in this catalog. THE STRAIN MATTERS MORE THAN THE BREED here: a Production Red and a heritage Red are different animals.
| Species | Chicken |
|---|---|
| Kept for | Both |
| Eggs per year | ~250 |
| First eggs | ~20 weeks |
| Table-ready | ~16 weeks |
| Sizes | Standard · Bantam |
Strains
- Production · ~300 eggs/yr · lays ~18 wks — The 'Production Red' of the hatcheries — lighter, redder, an egg machine for two hard years.
- Heritage · ~200 eggs/yr · lays ~22 wks — Standard-bred — dark mahogany, a real carcass, and lays steadily for many more seasons.
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