rhode island red

Hi I’ve got two rir that are now nearly 10 weeks old! At first they both looked like pullets but now one has a bigger comb/red face than the other? I’ve attached pictures of both to see if a can help? Starting to think 1 is a roo as it seems to attack the others too

Ok, so I said that my next post would be introducing my flock, and I got so many positive responses so I’m really excited to get around to that, but unfortunately it’s been delayed a while and in the meantime I have a hen that needs help… I am hoping that someone on here will have some idea...

Pls advise! Nesting box height for: -2 brahma chickens -2 rhode island red chickens -2 ducks All 6 will be in same coop. Understand brahma wont fly high to nest and ducks/brahma need bigger nesting box. Nesting boxes, can I build 3 at 12 inch height from ground and 3 at 24 inch height form...

Hi everyone I moved earlier this year from NYC to Pennsylvania and decided to take advantage of our much larger backyard and start raising chickens and ducks. I have 4 Rhode Island Red Chickens that are about 3 months old. And 2 Cayuga Ducks that about 2 and a half months old. I had 3 ducks...

Since I have plenty more room for at least 3-4 more chooks, I'm on the hunt for a few new girls to expand my little feather family. I'm in the Florence-Richland area of Mississippi. I also plan to sell some eggs and help my community out because egg prices are going up. Looking for the...

My 2 year old rhode island red hen has been sick for about a week at this point. She can hardly walk and her tail is constantly drooped down. She is still eating and drinking, she just acts like she can hardly move. I took her to my local vet and they said they don't treat chickens. Please help...

My 2 year old hens have all of the sudden stopped laying eggs, they have never done this before. I live in Mississippi and the temperatures have been around 100° lately...could that be a factor in them laying eggs? I do keep them watered and they have plenty of shade.

Hi all, I am trying to figure out how many pullets and cockerels we ended up with. We have 2 Rhode Island Reds, Honey and Rue, and 4 rare breed bantams. The ones we think are speckled sussex bantams are Tasty and Cinnamon. The ones we think may be barred rock bantams are Dumpling and...

Hi guys.. we bought this little guy with our rhode island reds.. what I'm confused about is that the people we bought this guy from only bred rhode island reds and only had reds on his farm... but this guy is white and black and not red like the other reds we got..

please help me, my 2 week old Rhode Island Red chicken is limping on one foot. The foot the chick is not using is always clamped and closed and also has some kind of black dots! i can not tell if it’s a boy or a girl I think girl considering it’s fur is uneven and a little Chucky, this chick has...

First time raising baby chicks, I have two Rhode Island reds we got at Tractor Supply and one has a feather that looks bent. Should I be worried? Is this painful to the chick? Attaching pictures for reference. TIA!

Today my Rhode Island Red chicks are 4 weeks old! They are growing super fast and making more of a mess these days lol They have learned to scratch and I am having to sweep around their pen a couple times a day from all the wood chips. They are all perching and they love Kale!

All my little chicks are perching on the stick I put in their pen!

3 week old update!