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You think one of your hens is a rhode island red rooster how can you tell?
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∙ 15y ago
Several ways...Observe its behavior...cockerels will be aggressive and more curious than hens. Toss a hat over the bird and see how it reacts. if it crouches and remains still it is probably a hen...young roosters will look to see what the threat is, and advance on the "intuder"
Does the bird "play fight" with other birds? only cockerels do this.
Check the back of the legs for the start of spurs hens don't get them. However some roosters get them quite late, not always accurate.
Neck feathers...usually longer in a male.
Practice crowing...if you have another rooster who does crow, the young male will mimic the sound very soon after hearing the Alpha bird.
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What rooster would be best for Rhode Island red hens besides Rhode Island red rooster?
my rooster. if u know what i mean.
What do they use the Rhode Island rooster for?
To keep the Hens company until its time for Chicken and Noodles.
How long after they mate do you see eggs?
Mine started mating yesterday and I found three eggs today. I have two Golden Comet hens, two Rhode Island Red hens and one Rhode Island Red Rooster.
With Rhode Island Red hens do you need a Rhode Island Red rooster to produce RIR chicks or will any kind of rooster do?
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
Which Rhode Island farms sell Rhode Island Red Hens?
ducky farm
If you cross white leghorn rooster with rhode island red hen will the chicks be sex links or mixed?
NO, neither breed is sexlinked. What you need to do is breed a Rhode Island Red or New Hampshire rooster with a Barred Rock(Black Stars) or Rhode Island Red or New Hampshire rooster and a Silver Laced Wyandotte, Rhode Island White or Delaware hen(all Red Stars) and you will get sexlinked chicks. The chicks that hatch out solid black are pullets(hens) and the chicks that hatch out black but with a large yellow dot on top of their heads are cockerels(males).This answer is wrong. The rooster has to be the Rhode Island Red and the hen the White Leghorn. The pullets will have reddish fluff and the males will have yellow fluff leading to white feathers.
Is it okay to mix a bantam rooster with two rhode island red hens in the same coop?
Yes, but you need to introduce them at night to reduce fighting. If you mix them during daylight hours you will have injured to dead chickens to tend to. At least an hour after sun down is when you want to mix them. However there will still be some hen pecking for a few weeks but if they have a lot of room to run around in then you shouldn't have any injuries.
Do Rhode Island red hens taste good?
Yes, they do!
How long is a rir rooster fertile?
Rhodies, or Rhode Island Reds are a favorite breed. The hens can continue to supply eggs up to and sometime beyond three years old and the roosters will often be active on the hens for up to five or six years.
What type of animal is a Rhode Island red?
A Rhode Island Red is a strain of chicken. They are very good laying hens, so most industrial layer hens have some of their genetics. In addition to this, many studies related to layer hens have been conducted using the Rhode Island Red hen. For example, studies in optimal egg shell thickness. There have been concerns that the Rhode Island Red, originating from Rhode Island, is an inbred strain and hence may have genetic issues. This is usually only a problem for purebred hens, and not crossbred hens with only a little of their genetic influence.
What breeds make bluebell hens?
Marans and rhode island reds
Do laying hens need a rooster to produce an egg daily?
NO, hens don't need a rooster to lay at ALL. The amount of eggs laid, varys between the Age,Breed, and happiness of the hen. Good layers are Rhode Island Reds,Barbed Rock,Aracona,Americona,and many more. The only need for a rooster when it comes to eggs, is to fertilize them (threw Mating) so a chick will hatch.
