Rhode Island Red hen
Introduction
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Rhode Island Red hen
Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 8 Jul 2017
The Rhode Island Red breed of chickens was developed in the US state of Rhode Island in the 1890s, by crossing a large variety of other breeds including the Buff Cochin, Langsh, Black Red Malay, Hamburgh and Rose combed Leghorns for both meat and eggs, to satisfy the demands of the American population. The breed arrived in the UK in 1903 and became extremely popular very quickly, and crossed with the Sussex breed forms the basis of most present-day hybrids.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.625194
Longitude
1.43555