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Show WEIGHT OF VARIOUS BREEDS OF CHICKENS Rhode Island Red Weighs Ounce and Half at Hatch Reason for Profit in Broilers. A Rhode Island Red weighs an ounce and a half at the hatch. At two weeks old it weighs over three ounces; at four weeks, five ounces; and at five weeks it should tip the scale above tbe half-round mark. Rocks will weigh nearly an ounce less, at the different ages. Chickens probably make weight at less cost at this age than any other, which is why some people find profit in selling the broilers. Farm Life. |