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I was wondering how the RIR's do with winter and frost bite on their combs. It gets into the single digits here in so IL for weeks at a time during the winter and we have 100+ degree days heat index for many weeks during the summer, so I am looking for a bird that will handle those extremes.
 
Logic says it would depend more on your accomodations, rather than the bird. Sounds like you should build a great insulated place for them and then it would work out for you. Build in a heater and regulate the coop temp for the winter. It would only have to knock off the extreme cold.

I have heard that freezing of the combs can happen in cold wheather areas if they are left to warm themselves up without a heat source.

Hot chicks are always better;)
 
A coop that is properly ventilated to keep the humidity down and keep the birds out of the wind goes a long way towards preventing frostbite.

When my little idiots decided to sit on top of the haybales in the snow storm, they got frostbite. When they were forced (by me) into the coop inside the haybale cave, they looked much better. About mid Spring their combs healed, but their comb points weren't as pointy.

Wind break. Ventilation. Coops are not normally heated unless you have babies that aren't fully feathered or something. BYC members in Alaska have said this on other threads.
 
Looking for ( Adrian Rademacher's) Contact Info.

Does Anyone Have his contact info or Phone Number ?

Needing to get some LF RIR's.

Please PM The Info.


Thank You,
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Don't lke the head. Too long & narrow. Colour seems a bit light as well. Feathers appear to be stringy.
 
This is Robin (on the left) and another young Heritage Rhode Island Red. We actually plan on eating Robin later this year when he matures... it'll be the first time we've processed a bird and I have to say I'm somewhat excited. I've tried not to get too attached to my Red boy, he's a big softie though. He already feels like a brick too and he's only around 3 1/2 months old. We'll see how much he weighs in a few months, I plan on growing him out until he crows. Then he'll be dinner. The Heritage Reds are such a gorgeous deep mahogany color, I have Robin and 3 pullets that I received from Paul Smith.

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