History

The Gingernut Ranger is a Rhode Island Red crossed with a Light Sussex. They have a deep breast, neatly tucked wings and an upward pointing tail. The legs are featherless and are pale yellow. They have 4 toes. The comb is a medium size and the face is smooth and red with medium wattles and earlobes.

BehaviourThe Gingernut Ranger is a prolific egg layer and lays large brown eggs. They are placid, friendly and inquisitive. They are also exceptionally easy to tame and will follow you around when you are in the garden. They are hardy birds who are very happy free ranging and love to forage. They make excellent pets for children due to their gentle nature and friendliness.

VarietiesThe plumage of the Gingernut Ranger is rich red with either black or white tail feathers


- Top rate layer - 31 Aug 2009
Here in the US, I obtained a chick, sold as a gold sexlinked cross. From all the descriptions, she's a Gingernut Ranger.

She is hardy beyond compare. Mine has been attacked by a cocker spaniel and managed to recover from losing all her skin and feathers on her neck to resume laying huge double-yolk eggs on occasion admidst her usual jumbo tea-brown eggs...six days a week.

She's not the friendliest of birds. Indeed, I'd say that she is the enforcer bird in the small flock. She's buddy to the head hen, a RIR (no roos'). She gets along fine with me, but she's not a particularly sociable type, unlike my two Miss Pepperpots.

In a close urban setting like mine, I'd say that if her traits are any indication, she needs room to move. She is a wanderer. An inveterate one. I'm assuming this is because she's a 'Ranger'.

By Kelly Wellington
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Gingernut - 25 Aug 2009
I have one gingernut ranger and she is really funny. She has these mad looking eyes and when she looks at you, you can see her pupils getting bigger then smaller. Not that long ago she laid a massive egg weighing 193g, when a normal egg only weighs 63g!

By Anonymous
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Brilliant First Time Chooks - 22 Aug 2009
GNR's are a great breed,i have 2,they both like to follow me around the garden and they love to peck our dogs lol,they are also brilliant egg layers, But they have destroyed our garden,we have hardly no grass left even though we move them 4 times a week.

By R Scully
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Great all round birds! - 8 Aug 2009
We have two gingernut rangers, they are beautiful hens with lovely personalities. They make great pets for kids as we have two aged 4 and 6. They have being laying eggs for us every day since we had them. Looking at thier reviews they seem to be fairly hardy as hens go. I've already started composting their droppings as i've read they make great compost. I don't think it will be long before we get more!

By jennie
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about my gingernut ranger - 5 Jul 2009
I had one gingernut ranger and she layed very large brown eggs every day she got tamer and tamer as the day went on and now you can pic her up realy easily because she just stood by me. I would advise you to get a few there great and great for kids because they could pic them up easily.

By alex
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Gingernut Ranger - 4 Jul 2009
Our ranger is a nice looking hen and lays frequently with good quality, however we were disappointed by how unfriendly she is and how aggresive she is towards our bantams.

By Erin
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Good natured - 21 Mar 2009
Hardy, good natured hens that produce large tasty eggs. They follow you around the garden and are always keen to "help" with any gardening or digging tasks. Had these birds for 3 years with no problems at all and they always go to bed on time without having to encourage them or chase them around the garden. Also, very good hens to have around children and other animals. Very tame.

By Inga
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Characterful inquisitve birds - 2 Mar 2009
These girls are great layers but they can do a bit of damage to any flower beds and love to feast on young lettuce - as we found out when they plowed through 5 rows in the space of 2 days! Love dirt baths in any available soil especially that flower bed you just dug over Having said that they do make up for it by being very tame and affectionate and keeping us and friends & family in a good supply of beautiful eggs.

By Anonymous
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Friendly and Good layers - 27 Feb 2009
Very placid birds, with plenty of character.They do tend to dig at the lawn a bit though. Prolific layers and very hardy. A must for a novice chicken keeper

By Anonymous

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