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I've had Production Reds before and loved them. I ordered RIR specifically from Ideal. They have the hump before their tail feathers. I've had no reason to believe different but anythings possible.
I have noticed they do have very different personalities from my EE and GSL. Years ago when I had Production Red's they would follow me around the yard, jump up into my lap if I sat on the deck. The Production Red would make the softest sounds when they followed me and loved for me to pet them, not these RIR. I have 1 RIR that lets me touch her and she's done that since a small chick.Are Rhode island mean to each other like pecking and is there a breed similar to the Rhode island
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I have gotten chicks from Ideal several years ago and I did get a cockerel that was supposed to be a pullet. They only guarantee 90%. Sometimes especially in the cooler months if they ship extra chicks the extra chicks will more than likely be cockerels. Under my avatar is My Coop. Most of the pictures are pretty old and there has been a lot of changes since the pictures were taken. I do have a picture of "Chester" who was supposed to be a pullet. I did eventually give him away to a friend who wanted a RIR/PR cockerel for a breeding project.
Are Rhode island mean to each other like pecking and is there a breed similar to the Rhode island
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I also put golf balls in my nest boxes. I have a broody girl right now and she is sitting on a golf ball.
You hit the nail on the head with that statement cmom! My RIR's have been good tempered girls but a Black Australorp in our flock was a terror! Most everyone says BA's are docile sweethearts but I guess mine was the exception. We finally re-homed her as a last ditch effort and I hear she is doing well. My flock is so much calmer now.There can be mean or aggressive birds in any breed. I had a couple of RIR hens that weren't aggressive towards people but were against some pullets I added to my flock. I gave them some time outs. One when I put them back in the pen after a week of being on a time out one was ok when I reintroduced her but another went back to her old habits of beating on the pullets. She was on them so roughly I thought she was going to kill them. She got another week of time out. I cut a second pop door into the coop because I only had one coop at that time and she would not let the pullets into the coop to get to the feeder. I also hung another feeder and waterer in their run. It did help but when she got the chance she would still beat on the pullets. Several times when I caught her I had a hose handy and would hit her with the water which really surprised her and she would get off of the pullet and run into the coop. I never completely cured her so eventually I had some birds I was taking to an auction and she went too. Maybe if she was in another environment she would act different as she would be the new one on the block. That was my only experience. In many years I have not had another aggressive bird. This is just my experience.
Yes, I knew I would get some peanuts and that they would be roosters. I ordered 24 RIR pullets and 1 BO rooster. With that order I only got 2 peanuts and both were RIR roosters.I have gotten chicks from Ideal several years ago and I did get a cockerel that was supposed to be a pullet. They only guarantee 90%. Sometimes especially in the cooler months if they ship extra chicks the extra chicks will more than likely be cockerels. Under my avatar is My Coop. Most of the pictures are pretty old and there has been a lot of changes since the pictures were taken. I do have a picture of "Chester" who was supposed to be a pullet. I did eventually give him away to a friend who wanted a RIR/PR cockerel for a breeding project.
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Did your GSL Rooster go to freezer camp? I was breeding for some Red Sex-Links with a SC RIR male and some SC RIW females. The male chicks when they got old enough went to freezer camp along with some of my RC RIW cockerels. I sold all of my SC RIR males. I have some RC RIR males too. I am going to try to sell the RIR males I don't keep for showing and breeding and some of the RC RIW males. I already sold all of my SC RIW males (12). Right now I probably have around 50 to 60 males, maybe more, from all of my breeds. I'm not sure I have to count them. We have a couple of swap meets monthly and a show coming up so I may take some birds to the swap meets but will definitely take some to sell at the show. I hatch all of my own chicks so I get a lot of males. What I don't sell the feed store up the road from me will barter for feed.