Top 15 White Chicken Breeds (With Pictures) - BackYard Chickens
Aug 19, 2022 · To assist you in your quest for the perfect backyard chicken, we share our top 15 white chicken breeds. 1. White Leghorn . When you hear the word "white chicken", you think of the White Leghorn. All of their plumage is white, and their combs and wattles are …
What do I get when I cross a Rhode Island Red rooster with these …
Jul 25, 2014 · I have a Rhode Island Red rooster and several different breeds of hens and I was wondering what the crosses would look like. Silver lace Wyandott, barred rock,black sex link,Ancona, buff orpington, White rock, leghorn, and brown leghorn. If you have pictures of these mixes please feel free to post!
What do you get when you cross a barred rock ro with......
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What breeds of chickens are red? - BackYard Chickens
May 15, 2011 · 336. Forks, WA. Depends on your view of "red" - But usually a "red" chicken is a Red/Golden Sexlink or a Production Red. (hatchery Rhode Island Red) Sexlinks will have white on their necks and tails. Production Reds will have black on their tails, sometimes wingtips, sometimes necks. Last edited: Aug 2, 2011.
Blue Laced Red Wyandottes Chicken Breed Information
Jan 11, 2012 · Most names given to breeds at the time were based on where they were created (i.e. Rhode Island Red, Jersey Giants), but the name Wyandotte came from a North American Indian tribe that is also known by the French name 'Hurons' that were once very numerous in the Eastern United States. Breed Description Wyandottes are described as "a bird of ...
Rhode island red rooster and lavender orpington cross
Nov 26, 2012 · Rhode island red rooster and lavender orpington cross. Thread starter robe763; Start date Aug 9, 2014; 1 ...
Crested Chicken Breeds Guide - BackYard Chickens
Dec 1, 2021 · Brown Altsteirer rooster. Alternate names: Styrian hen. Egg color: White or cream. Egg size or weight: Large. Eggs per year: 150-200. Purpose: Dual (eggs and meat) Weight: Roosters around 2.2 - 6,6 pounds, hens around 5.5 pounds. Disposition and temperament: Altsteirers rarely go broody, and they love free-ranging.
Breeding orpington with rhode island red - BackYard Chickens
Mar 7, 2019 · 726. Stuck In a Dream. My Coop. My Coop. Orpington22 said: Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone knows if there is preference with breeding orpingtons and rhode island reds. We have a rhode island red and buff orpington rooster and both breeds of …
What do I get when I cross a Rhode Island Red rooster with these …
Apr 3, 2016 · We have a RIR rooster, a RIR hen, some Buff hens, some white hens and a black hen of unknown breed. We just hatched 8 eggs, and got 2 whitish/yellow chicks with small black spots, some redish/buff chicks, and 2 black chicks with white on their chest and wing tips. I'm wondering how a RIR...
Best breed choice for "friendly" rooster - BackYard Chickens
Apr 21, 2009 · I've found the production breeds tend to have less manners, the Leghorns, Rhode Island Reds, and the Rocks. I've had good experiences with Ameracauna, Jersey Giant & Cochin roosters, they were docile & tolerated handling. I don't mind if a rooster doesn't want to be held, as long as he doesn't sneak up & spur me when my back is turned.