No they lay brown eggs
they are used for meat and for their eggs. they are also very friendly and calm when worked with. same for a rhode island white.
Rhode Island Reds, Buff Sex links, White Leghorns, Black Australorp.
Yes! Rhode Island Reds are usually friendly and good pets but can also be aggressive if irritated or if in confined. If raised right, Reds can be loving and often stay in groups. Rhode Island Reds lay brown eggs, which (if the chicken is raised right) can be plentiful. Hope this helps! (check wikipedia for more information)
Go to and hatchery website and select brown egg layers. You can tell from cross bred chickens by the color of the feathers around there ear canal. White=white egg, brown=brown egg. On our farm the best brown egg layers are Rhode Island Reds (production or heritage), Barred Rocks, and Moyers ( a breed by Moyer Hatchery)
the tempters for rhode island in the summer
The address of the Rhode Island Reds Heritage Society is: Po Box 167, Barrington, RI 02806-0167
Rhode Island Reds Are bred for eggs (they lay very nice big ones) and are rather small for eating, but they could be used either way.
My family has had Rhode Island Reds that have lived to be 6 years old. I love the large brown eggs they provide for my breakfast table. They can start laying as young as 6 months old.
The Gosselins have rhode island reds
Rhode island reds
Rhode Island Reds aren't the best type of chicken to cook. Their bodies are bred to lay eggs, not put on meat. It would be wiser to used a meat bird, such as a Cornish Cross. If you want to use a Rhode Island Red, just prepare as you would any chicken.
They have feathers for weather protection.