The Red Star Thread

[JacobMaxwell]

Who else has red stars? Please include pictures. I have six but I don't have any pictures of them yet. They are about fifteen months old.

 

[JacobMaxwell]

Anybody?

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

I have 3 now. Their names are Sora, Skua, and Flicker.


Sora is a sweetie. She is always chattering quietly, as if she's not quite sure of things. Sometimes she gets going in conversations with me, just clucking ever-so-lightly as she goes along.

Skua is a bit more adventurous than her sister, often staying out later than the rest of the hens. She doesn't mind a wattle rub now and then, but does NOT like being picked up. (This is one of only a few pictures I have of Skua. I thought I had more...)

Flicker's a little strange. She has a kink in her breastbone and didn't lay for her first year or so. Her comb has never been very large, and she's always been overweight. She is high up in the pecking order and always has one of the highest perches at night.

These girls are all going to be 3 this spring.

 

[JacobMaxwell]

These are very nice birds. They look just like mine. I'll get a picture of them soon.

 

[redsoxs]

I only have one but she is my favorite - friendly and a great layer. I think there is a Red-Star thread over in the Breeds, Genetics, and Showing thread below. Might be a couple pages deep but I've seen it. Long live the Red Star!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/14/breeds-genetics-showing

 

[kada6305]

here are some pictures of my red stars

 

[JacobMaxwell]

here are some pictures of my red stars

Nice birds! get ready for a flood of eggs when they are 18-20 weeks old.

 

[kada6305]

Oh I know! We got 3 red stats and 2 leghorns! Lol

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Well, it's been some time since I posted here!


Here's a better picture of my girl, Skua:

Also, Sora's gone a bit white after her molt this year! Before:

After:

She's got this neat, marbled white effect down her front now, and some of her neck feathers came in white with red around their edges.

 

[jkhenry]

i just got 6 new babies and was told may be rhode island reds but 1 chick looks like ur baby red star down her back is a wide yellow stripe with a thinner brown stripe on each side she is 17 days old now tuningwhie but small pin feathers are cumming out brown i havepic here of my babies and mayb u can tell me if i have 5 rir and 1 redstar tey are all sweet andlove to perch on my shoulder