Hatched 5/6
Hardy chicks
Hatched 5 from 6 and they were up and running within hours.
Sam K. · Feb 2026
In Stock
Beginner friendly
standard
Rhode Island Red
Reliable brown-egg powerhouse
5.01 reviews
Hatching eggs are for incubation only, not for eating. Hatch rates vary and depend on incubation conditions.
A hardy, productive breed with deep mahogany plumage. Rhode Island Reds are confident, weather-proof and will lay steadily for years.
- Origin
- USA
- Purpose
- dual-purpose
- Temperament
- active
- Egg colour
- brown
- Eggs per year
- ~260
- Weight (hen / cock)
- 2.9 kg / 3.9 kg
- Hardiness
- Very hardy
- Broodiness
- Low
- Good with children
- Yes
- Noise level
- Moderate
- Suits
- Free-range or confined
- Hatching difficulty
- Easy
- Size
- large fowl
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