The Rhode Island Red was developed as a dual-purpose breed to provide both eggs and meat. But overall, its primary purpose is egg-laying. A Rhode Island red lays approximately five eggs per week, more than 250 eggs yearly! Their eggs are large in size and always light brown in color.

Your hen will start laying eggs at around 21 weeks of age. Rhode Island Reds lay their first eggs approximately 25 days after molting. This is a natural process where the hen sheds her old feathers and grows new ones.

Rhode Island Reds are amazing egg layers that have been praised for laying up to 300 eggs in a year. Their eggs are light brown, though some refer to it as more of an off-white or even a soft rust color. While they vary in size, they are generally on the larger end of the spectrum.