Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 263, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1916 — RHODE ISLAND REDS. [ARTICLE]

RHODE ISLAND REDS.

(1) They are a large breed and very easy to keep. (2) They lay well all the year round, with very little care and food during winter months. We have a flock of about 50 layers and get on an average of 30 eggs a day the entire year. (3) They are good sitters, seldom leaving the nest when set properly. (4) The young chickens are of a good size and plump,- and also healthy, being readj’ to eat or market in about 10 or 12 weeks after hatching. (5) They are splendid foragers, going a reasonable distance out in the fields in search of bugs and other Insects for the young chicks.