3dRose State Bird Of Rhode Island Red Chicken - Greeting Cards, 6 x 6 inches, set of 6 (gc_50942_1)

[Music] [Music] the Rhode Island red is an American breed of domestic chicken it was developed in Rhode Island and Massachusetts in the late 19th century by crossbreeding birds of Asian origin such as the malay from which it gets its characteristic deep red plumage with brown Leghorn chickens from Italy they were developed to withstand the harsh New England winters and to be very Hardy and cold tolerant they were accepted into the American poultry Association in 1904 the Rhode Island Red was originally developed as a dual-purpose breed to provide both meat and eggs but since about 1940 it has been selectively bred for its egg-laying abilities and the modern industrial Rhode Island red is a layer breed Rhode Island Reds have been used in the creation of many modern hybrid breeds mainly due to their prolific egg-laying capabilities the plumage color of the traditional Rhode Island red ran