Description
Originating in 1888, the rose comb variety of the Rhode Island White was admitted to the APA in 1922. Cackle Hatchery® Breeding Farms only offer the single comb Production type variety. The Rhode Island White chicken breed has a broad, deep body with horizontal carriage, close tightly feathered brick-like appearance, with a broad flat head. This chicken breed is a great winter egg layer of rich large brown eggs, very docile and good dual layer/meat fowl. The Rhode Island White Hen is also used in creating our Cinnamon Queen and Golden Comet breeds. This production type will have about 60% yellow legs and the other 40% will have a dirty/greenish leg color. Raising chickens can be fun and enjoyable with these very friendly hens.
General mating ratio is 10 females to 1 male for birds 6 months to 2 years of age.
General sleeping/roosting comfort height for this breed is a roost pole 2-4 feet high.
Availability
Available Low Availability Unavailable
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psscibble04 –
The 4 females I received are active and healthy. They should start laying any time now.
joshua.perdue57 –
Arrived when projected. Got one male and one female. Half size of Rhode island reds that are same age. Chickens are calm, friendly and healthy. Great bug eaters. Haven’t seen a tick this past summer. Wish i could include pictures but no opinion for that. Great place to get any breed of bird whether chickens, ducks, geese etc
gwrather.gw –
My Rhode Island Whites are 8 weeks old now. I have 7 pullets and a cockerel. They are arrogant, entitled, and judgemental. I believe they may be conspiring to take over the farm. The cockerel wants to be a turd already. But he also wants snacks, so he has to put up with me. The pullets feel like their rightful place is on my shoulder. When they hop in my lap, I get a judgy side-eye the entire time they’re allowing me to pet them. They are total queens.
I thought they were going to be a challenge in a mixed flock of babies, given their haughty attitudes, but they really don’t seem to bother the other chicks. Some of the other chicks are 4.5 weeks younger than them.
They are a bit of a mixed bag of traits though. Leg colors, combs, and feather type tend to vary.
All jokes aside, they seem to be good so far.
Sheri’ –
Extremely Happy
Ordered RIW’s and meat birds from you last year and have been extremely happy with all of them. They all arrived healthy and energetic. Unfortunately I lost many to predators and will be purchasing more real soon! The meat chickens taste great and the few laying hens I have left have layed eggs all through the winter. I can’t wait to get my next order. (I think I have learned enought about the predators around our place to ward them off this time!) Thank you also for your freindly service! Very pleased!!
Alan –
thanks
Mrs. Smith and Jeff… just wanted you to know how pleased i am with the New hampshire chicks that i got from you .. i also got 5 white Rhode island pullets too.they are unbelievable layers too..have a friend about my age bracket 70 years old, that takes my excess eggs to sell. we cant keep up with the demand now.all the time he comes over as well as everyone else, keeps saying what a pretty batch of hens i have.the word is spreading around here where i got them from..a long story, but i ended up selling my friend some of my flock. got about 35 left.even the 2 roosters i got, never show any kind of aggressive behavior. my little grandson walks around them when he helps me gather eggs. something i used to worry about..just a beautiful batch of hens.. the bantams i got as a replacements, are all doing well, even though most turned out roosters, luck of the draw.pretty little things.
if i had a small place i was telling my brother, i would raise bantams.they hardly eat much, almost self sufficient..easy keepers..
all my years of having chickens, never had such pretty and wonderful hens like i have in these New Hamps. God Bless,
Dianna Starr –
I love my road island whites, great birds ..!
I have had my road island whites since 11 /16 & they lay a nice large egg , sweet , very tame & easy to work with, very people friendly good free rangers, just a very nice bird over all, they would be a good breed for kids to raise.
Rhodyray –
Wish
I wish CH would breed the official RI White chicken with the rose comb instead of the single comb. Preservation of heritage chickens is of utmost importance and further support the established production and quality of these birds.
Bear –
RI White
I ordered some RI White. They are almost 4 months. They are extremely friendly. I ordered Dominique and Delaware as well and plan to order more Lord’s willing this February of 2017. I have been pleased. They arrived well and full of energy and ready to eat and drink. The RI White and Delaware are so docile they let me pet them and sometimes a bit too friendly as they like to walk out the gate with me.
Jimmy C – Central Alabama –
Cackle Hatchery
I ordered a variety different brown laying hens in the summer of 2016 and all arrived very healthy and has done extremely well. They are now ready to begin laying and I am extremely pleased with these birds. I will be placing other orders with Cackle in the future. Summer orders also works very well with the chicks during shipment.
Dianna Starr –
i love my Rhode Island White’s
my Rhode Island White chicks are very friendly , im having fun raising them, very sweet with great temperaments, so thanks cackle my chicks from you are always healthy & beautiful.!
Mary d –
RIW hen very aggressive with other hens
I loved all the different kinds of chicks I have ever gotten from CH. however last year I tried one RIW She is nice to people but very aggressive with the rest of my small flock. I don’t want any more like her
Sean, Unknown March 2013 –
Cackle Hatchery
We were very pleased with our last order that we got from you. Best chickens I have ever had. Thank you very much. I am sending you another one keep up the good work. We had eggs on top of eggs.
Melissa, Texas Sept 2014 –
Thank You
I am sending you this note to tell you how happy I’ve been over the years with the chicks you’ve sent and your wonderful service. I now have a small flock of laying hens we hatched from some of the chicks we got from you a few years ago. They are healthy and productive. We once had a few chicks arrive (thru no fault of yours) a day late and we lost some, you were wonderful about replacing them. So I just wanted to say thank you from a happy loyal customer.
Billy Oklahoma April 2014 –
chicks
I ordered some chicks from y’all a few week ago and I am just giving y’all some feedback on the good hatchery y’all have thanks for the chicks. They all got here safe and all are a live and again I thank y’all very much and y’all’s Hatchery should be the number one Hatchery in the world and y’all’s Hatchery will be the only one I ever order from.