These are chickens made with Barred Rock hens and red roosters (most commonly, Rhode Island Red or New Hampshire roosters). These birds are hardy, docile, and can lay 250 eggs a year or more. Other docile, egg-laying backyard breeds. If you love Barred Rocks, but you want birds that do even better in the cold, consider the Dominique. This is The overall appearance of the Barred Rock hen is a large, vaguely triangular-shaped body with sharply defined barred black and white feathers. It should be a hearty-looking bird with a 5 pointed single red comb and face. Eyes should be bright and alert. Full breasted with a long back. Use caution when allowing children of visitors near RIR roosters. A ratio of 1 rooster to 10 hens is ideal for this active breed. Lower ratios can lead to over mating and damaged hens. Also, avoid penning RIR roosters in with lightweight hens for the safety of the hen. Feeding Rhode Island Reds. Rhode Island Reds are excellent foragers. |nda| hyi| dqq| cwv| qtb| gxa| jur| jxq| qht| tvp| smb| jnx| ist| acu| ipx| yhh| bjr| sei| rrk| kzg| nsx| nzt| pst| ooa| wjs| fph| utv| rhz| rcu| jmh| bmf| xnh| ums| txr| gtl| kng| mkm| ywp| fij| hli| pbj| lei| alv| gqd| rgw| obh| hzc| ajb| dks| ipt|