Rhode Island Red
رہوڈ آئی لینڈ ریڈ
LOCAL & DESI BREEDS
An imported dual-purpose breed long established in Pakistani backyard and improvement programmes. Hardy, productive by village standards, and easy to keep.
Best for
Backyard flocks wanting more eggs than desi without commercial infrastructure.
What it is called, and how common it is
Asked for in the mandi as
RIR
رہوڈ آئی لینڈ ریڈ
At a glance
- Purpose
- Dual — eggs and meat
- Egg colour
- Brown
- Temperament
- Hardy, calm
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Considerably more eggs than desi under the same management
- Robust and forgiving
- Useful in crossbreeding for village improvement
Trade-offs
- Needs more feed than a pure scavenger
- Below commercial layers on output
In Pakistan
Widely distributed through backyard poultry programmes and commonly offered alongside Golden, Misri and Aseel by local suppliers.
Other local & desi breeds
Sources
- Comparison of performance, meat quality and profitability of Cobb, Hubbard and Ross broiler strains
- Comparative growth and meat yield of Arbor Acres, Cobb 500 and Lohmann broiler strains
- Laying characteristics and egg geometry of four varieties of indigenous Aseel chicken in Pakistan
- Poultry Research Institute, Punjab — conservation and improvement of poultry breeds
- ZTBL — financing for Golden/Misri chicken poultry farming
- Comparative performance of Naked Neck, Black Australorp and their crossbreds