IL
Production Red
- Purpose
- eggs
- Egg color
- brown
- Eggs / year
- ~280
- Hen weight
- ~6 lbs
- Cold hardy
- Yes
- Heat tolerant
- Yes
- Temperament
- hardy, assertive, busy
- Forages
- good
- Broodiness
- low
- NPIP stock code
- R256
- Origin
- United States (commercial strain)
Breed guide
Production Red
Also known as: Improved RIR
Hybrid
A production cross with no breed standard. Chicks hatched from these birds will vary from their parents.
Commercial laying strain derived from Rhode Island Red and New Hampshire lines, lighter in color and body than heritage RIR and selected hard for egg output. Sold by most hatcheries as a high-volume brown layer.
Keeper's notes
Rugged and adaptable anywhere. Like other production strains, expect heavy lay for two seasons and plan replacements.
Production Red listings
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Where to find Production Red
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Regional breeders with this breed on file (4)
IL
Bainbridge, OH
Vinton, OH
Regional hatcheries that carry it (0)
None on file for that filter yet.
Sourced from NPIP state directories, matched by the stock codes each participant registers. A flock may keep breeds beyond what it registers, so this list runs conservative.
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