The Rhode Island Red is the chicken that made the raising of poultry a major industry in the United States. The breed was developed in 1854 and became famous for its delicious meat and for the outstanding quality and quantity of its eggs. Rhode Island Reds can produce 200 to 300 eggs per bird in a twelve-month laying period and begin laying as early as six months of age. This chicken was developed from Malaysian stock that was refined in Rhode Island and Massachusetts in the 1880's and 1890's. The ancestors of this chicken include the Malay, Shanghai, Java and Brown Leghorn. It is the state bird of Rhode Island.

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