Rhode Island Reds
"Rhoda," an egg farm rescue, she was very tame
and a great pet hen for years
One of the best known breeds, the RIR is a good layer of large brown eggs and as a dual purpose breed also can supply a fair-sized roaster. The hens will rarely go broody and can produce around 260 eggs per year.
Developed in Rhode Island in the 1830s, various breeds were used in their makeup, including Malays, Cochins and Brown Leghorns. The single combed variety was admitted to the APA's Standard of Perfection in 1904 and the rose combed birds a year later. The cock will weigh about 8 1/2 pounds and the hens run about one pound lighter.
Breed clubs:
Rhode Island
Red Club of America
Mike Hawkins
5963 Dwady Drive
Miami, AZ 85539
e-mail: mhawkins43@hotmail.com
The Rhode Island Red Club
Norman Steer
Crossways, Kerries Road
South Brent, Devon TQ10 9DE
England
phone: 01364 73294
The Scottish Rhode Island Red Club
Mr. J. Gardiner
28 Biggar Road, Libberton, Carnwath,
Strathclyde, ML11 8LX
Scotland
phone: 01555-840783
RIR Links:
Rhode land Reds R Us -- birds for sale here
Bob Blosl's Rhode Island Red Page
Kintaline Farm's Rhode Islands
Western NC Nature Center's page on the Rhode Island Red
RIRs at Devonshire Traditional Breed Centre
A good Rhode Island Red male
Photo courtesy of George Schopac
A pair of Production Reds or Cherry Eggers
Photos courtesy of Skyline
Farms Hatchery
A show-quality Rhode Island Red cock and pullet
More RIR cockerels
Photo on left courtesy of Pam Marshall; that on right courtesy of Kayla
Cole
A RIR cockerel from New Zealand
Photo courtesy of Ermin Shadich
A utility RIR hen from my flock
A Rose Comb Rhode Island Red male, with a head shot to the right
A pair of RIR bantams
Photos courtesy of Jason Mandich
Rhode Island Red bantams; the pullet on the left was
champion at a UK show in 2002
Photos courtesy of Robert Stephenson
Two shots of "Rose," my Rosecomb RIR pullet
Photos courtesy of Karen Pardini
Another pair of Rhode Island Reds
Photos courtesy of Don Nelson
A pair of RIR bantams from Australia
Photos courtesy of Jayden Brown
Production Red chick
Photo courtesy of Paul Stump
"Lucy" on the left, and with a friend on the right
Photos courtesy of Alice Fencl
Another RIR chick
Photo courtesy of Marta Sundal
More RIR chicks for your enjoyment
Photo courtesy of Mckinney & Govero Poultry
An RIR chick
Photo courtesy of Senia
A brooder full of one-week-old RIR chicks
Photo courtesy of Randy Amos
"Oh my, that's a big world!
Photo courtesy of Jacob Duffee
Well? . . . We gotta eat, too
Photo courtesy of Lisa Feitshans
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