…to 8 or 9 pounds. Cinnamon Queen The Cinnamon Queen is a cross between a Rhode Island Red rooster and a Rhode Island White hen. On maturity, the hens…
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8 All-Climate Chicken Breeds
…in winter, but help keep the bird cool in summer. The Plymouth Rock’s clean legs contribute to its tolerance of summer heat. Rhode Island Red The Rhode Island Red hails…
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…was given the Rhode Island Red hen, nicknamed Momo, by a friend in the Canary Islands. Some 45,000 miles and 1261 eggs later, in December 2018 the duo returned…
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…with medium brown shells. Barred Plymouth Rock: Hens lay large eggs with medium brown shells. Rhode Island Red: Hens lay large eggs with medium brown shells. Rhode Island Whites: Hens…
Continue ReadingWhat’s the Difference between Sex Link and Autosex Chickens?
…(Campine), Cobar (Cochin), Legbar (Leghorn), Rhodebar (Rhode Island Red), Welbar (Welsumer) and so forth. At hatch the cockerels have lighter down than the pullets. Some of these breeds have become…
Continue Reading16 Chicken Breeds that Tolerate Warm Weather
…thanks to its Leghorn parent it is warm-weather chicken and a terrific layer of white-shell eggs. Cinnamon Queen is a cross between a Rhode Island Red and a straight comb…
Continue ReadingWhat Is a Dual Purpose Chicken?
…of the dual-purpose hybrids is the Black Sex Link. It is the result of mating a Rhode Island Red cock to a barred Plymouth Rock hen. These birds grow larger…
Continue ReadingCinnamon Queen Started Pullet
…Hatchery® bloodline/strain of the Rhode Island Red male and the Rhode Island White female. Our Cinnamon Queens will look and perform very close to the ISA Brown bloodline. So book…
Continue ReadingWhy Does a Rooster Have a Comb?
…Leghorn, Minorca, Nankin, Redcap, Rhode Island Red, Rhode Island White, Sebright, and of course, the Rosecomb. Most breeds that have a rose-comb variety also have a single-comb variety. The strawberry…
Continue Reading15 Chicken Breeds that Lay Large Eggs
…layers of large brown eggs include the Delaware, Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red, Rhode Island White, and Sussex. Hybrid layers are developed specifically for egg production, and therefore typically lay…
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