Marengo, IL
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- Purpose
- dual
- Egg color
- brown
- Eggs / year
- ~240
- Hen weight
- ~6.5 lbs
- Cold hardy
- Yes
- Heat tolerant
- Yes
- Temperament
- calm, friendly, steadier than RIR
- Forages
- good
- Broodiness
- low
- APA class
- American
- NPIP stock code
- R184
- Origin
- United States (Rhode Island)
Breed guide
Rhode Island White
A distinct breed from the Rhode Island Red, developed separately with Wyandotte, Cochin, and Leghorn blood and admitted in 1922 with a rose comb. A strong brown-egg layer used in commercial sex-link crosses. Rare in pure form today.
Keeper's notes
Rose comb plus solid build make it a fine cold-wet-climate bird. Hardy and productive with ordinary care.
APA recognized varieties
American · American Standard of Perfection, 2010 list
Rose Comb 1922
Rhode Island White listings
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Where to find Rhode Island White
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Regional breeders with this breed on file (7)
Buckley, IL
Johnston City, IL
Waterloo, IL
IL
Sarahsville, OH
Bethel, OH
Regional hatcheries that carry it (0)
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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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