A RIR chicken in just a Rhode Island Red
Look up these names and you can see pictures too.
In chicken terminology, RIR stands for Rhode Island Red.
Most breeds can be mingled within a flock. It takes a few days for new chickens to settle in but RIR and Barred Rocks who are quite docile will get along fine.
It is usually a Barred Rock but it is best to have a rooster. (a rooster is a male chicken)
Barred Rock chickens are purebred. The word 'barred' is just a term for color. Barred means like white with gray stripes, for example. 'Rock' is the breed.
Right now there are over 150 recognized breeds as listed by the American Poultry Association. The Plymouth Rock chicken has seven variations such as Barred Rock, White Rock and Silver Penciled Rock. There are also hundreds of cross breeds around the world.
It is up to you. It is a good name for a rock band not Classical Music. If you want to be creative if it is rock music do RIR Rest in Rock.
It depends on what you mean by raise. Medium sized breeds will start laying around 6-8 months.
Plymouth Rock is the name of the location where the pilgrims first settled in America and is also the name of a chicken species. So the answer is Plymouth Rock chickens or "Barred Rocks," as they are also known as are indeed alive.
yes and no. i you want to produce pure bred RIR you must get a RIR Rooster. If you don't care if they are purebred you can get any breed of rooster. ..prinsesrau answer.... hens can have part rir chicks if there rir or if the rooster is. yes it depends if u weant pure rir if that is the case hen and rooster need to be rir
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Plymouth Rock is the name of the location where the pilgrims first settled in America and is also the name of a chicken species. So the answer is Plymouth Rock chickens or "Barred Rocks," as they are also known as are indeed alive.
Here is a link to Hendersons Chicken breed chart. From there you can narrow down your search for RIR roosters.