Rhode Island Red
American breed of domestic chicken / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Rhode Island Red is an American breed of domestic chicken. It is the state bird of Rhode Island.[2]: 70 It was developed there and in Massachusetts in the late nineteenth century, by cross-breeding birds of Oriental origin such as the Malay with brown Leghorn birds from Italy. It was a dual-purpose breed, raised both for meat and for eggs; modern strains have been bred for their egg-laying abilities. The traditional non-industrial strains of the Rhode Island Red are listed as "watch" (medium conservation priority, between "recovering" and "threatened") by The Livestock Conservancy.[1] It is a separate breed to the Rhode Island White.[2]: 70
Conservation status | Livestock Conservancy: watch[1] |
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Other names | Rhode Islands |
Country of origin | United States |
Use | dual-purpose |
Traits | |
Weight | |
Skin color | yellow |
Egg color | brown[2]: 70 |
Comb type | single or rose |
Classification | |
APA | American[3] |
EE | yes[4] |
PCGB | soft feather: heavy[5] |
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