The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

The HRIRs that I hatched form Ron Fogels line are not 20 weeks old. I am really impressed by them.







They will look even better in 10 more weeks.

Everybody was Kung Fu fighting.
Those cats were fast as lightening.



Come on, sing along. You know you want to.

Fred's Hens said:

Everybody was Kung Fu fighting.
Those cats were fast as lightening.



Come on, sing along. You know you want to.

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I snuck that picture in because all the Red pictures are so dignified.

20 week old Juvenile Delinquents....I love them!

ronott1 said:

I snuck that picture in because all the Red pictures are so dignified.

20 week old Juvenile Delinquents....I love them!

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Yes its a sign of good vigor and not lazy dead heads too.


I love spunky chickens(wonder if Fred has some lyrics for that one)LOL

Jeff

Feelin' their oats literally, probly.

I now what y'all are going to say but they are only a two hour ride from that.

Jharper said:

I now what y'all are going to say but they are only a two hour ride from that.

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The picture looks good. Check out the seller and make sure it is legit. I would send them this:

Edited to add: From Oz Expat
An open letter to egg shippers
Dear Sir/Madam
I am excited about our business arrangement and look
forward to your eggs arriving here in the best possible
condition. While I am sure you have had plenty of
experience shipping eggs, I have had vast experience
receiving eggs. Many of those I have received have failed
miserably. I would like to share what I feel is the ideal
way to receive eggs.
1. Eggs must be fresh. By that I mean that they should
be less than 3 days. It takes 3 days for USPS to get the
eggs from you to me and then they need to rest for 24
hours. Any eggs over 3 days old when shipped will be
over 7 days old when I get them into my incubator.
(when I negotiate for shipped eggs that I am going to
take overseas I only buy from sellers that can collect the
day before and the day of posting). Also remember that
the older the egg the larger the air cell so the more
damage. Please never ship me an egg laid on a
Wednesday.
2. Please label the eggs before you wrap them. You
may only have one breed of birds but I may be buying
several orders at one and sometimes I have to look up
the shipping label to reference in order to find out who
they came from and what breed they are. I am always
impressed when the date laid is also on there. A lead
pencil or non-toxic marker such as a sharpie are great.
One shipper also included a letter code for the different
pens. This was great as I could then provide feedback to
the shipper about the hatch rates from different pens.
3. Packing. I prefer the skyline
method.http://www.skylinepoultry.com/Packing___shippi
ng_eggs.html using bubble wrapped individual eggs and have
them sit large end up. Use lots of shredded paper or styro peanuts
to fill the voids between, above and below the eggs. Then place
them in a second box with the same material padding. This will
minimized impact damage. Lots of heavy and odd shaped items will
be in the same trucks as these precious lives. Alternatively, ship
with foam inserts available fromwww.texaspoultry.com. I
personally use these to ship eggs overseas. They are more costly
but the best solution I have found.
4. Shipping. Never ship on Thursday. That will
guarantee you will give me old eggs. The best shipping
days are Saturdays, Monday and Tuesday. This gives the
post office wiggle room to mess up the shipment and still
get here with time to salvage. A Wednesday and
Thursday shipments are risky. Fridays are OK but
occasionally the USPS can get eggs here in 2 days and
Friday shipments remove that possibility.
5. Ask me if it is my preference to pick them up at the
post office (reducing handling) or not. Some of who work

Never mind 4 hours! LOL!

Jharper said:

I now what y'all are going to say but they are only a two hour ride from that.

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Steven Gribble(sgribble on here) in Ga. has good "real" RIRs or Matt(Matt1616) in Ala. I'd try to get some juvies from them before I'd go thru the trouble and expense of dealing with Ebay auctions J/S and shipped eggs.

Jeff

catdaddyfro said:

Steven Gribble(sgribble on here) in Ga. has good "real" RIRs or Matt(Matt1616) in Ala. I'd try to get some juvies from them before I'd go thru the trouble and expense of dealing with Ebay auctions J/S and shipped eggs.

Jeff

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Thanks. I'll have to see my pullets leg is still limping. Her leg is still swollen.

ronott1 said:

The HRIRs that I hatched form Ron Fogels line are not 20 weeks old. I am really impressed by them.







They will look even better in 10 more weeks.

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Very very nice looking younguns. Fred, you need to make a music video to go with the picture. lol I'd love to hear you on there. Jeff, my young are trying to learn how to hold the umbrella and be frisky at the same time but so far it is a no go. lol
Okay, that's my 2 cents worth and again I'll say, some really nice young birds.
Jim