The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

[sgribble]

Does pine grove still have RIR that he sales chicks off of? Looking to buy some but all I can find around are the production reds

no. I don't think so

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Does pine grove still have RIR that he sales chicks off of? Looking to buy some but all I can find around are the production reds

You could send a PM to @Pine Grove and ask, but you may not get a reply. Pine Grove hasn't posted in awhile...

Last Online:
on 11/18/15

 

[newbie89]

He sure did have some nice looking birds

 

[cmom]

Day 19, early hatch. 4 new fluffy RiR in the world and more piping, fingers crossed

 

[onarres]

Can someone tell me whether or not Standard RIR chicks can be sexed by wing-feather length. I'm at day 3 with 13 chicks and would love to know the ratio of male/female.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Can someone tell me whether or not Standard RIR chicks can be sexed by wing-feather length. I'm at day 3 with 13 chicks and would love to know the ratio of male/female.

If you can feather sex, you've got hatchery stock. Some hatcheries use "short feather" bred to "long feather" birds as a kind of sex link to forego the expense of vent sexing chicks.

As breeders of true Reds, we honestly don't care what sex they are. We need both sexes, obviously, to breed and maintain these birds.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Can someone tell me whether or not Standard RIR chicks can be sexed by wing-feather length. I'm at day 3 with 13 chicks and would love to know the ratio of male/female.

Only birds that are bred with this trait are sexable using the feather method... and even then it's not very accurate. You'll know in a few short weeks what the ratio is. I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's probably around 50/50...

If you can feather sex, you've got hatchery stock. Some hatcheries use "short feather" bred to "long feather" birds as a kind of sex link to forego the expense of vent sexing chicks.

As breeders of true Reds, we honestly don't care what sex they are. We need both sexes, obviously, to breed and maintain these birds.

+1.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Can someone tell me whether or not Standard RIR chicks can be sexed by wing-feather length. I'm at day 3 with 13 chicks and would love to know the ratio of male/female.:yiipchick  

They definitely can't be feather sexed, but according to one of my books they can be sexed by down color. The male's tops of their wings will be a lighter yellow than the females who have darker red colored shoulders. It also says the females will generally be a darker red color. I'm not sure how accurate this is, but it worked for my five heritages. It seemed to me that the differences in wing color became more distinct with age.

 

[joelducusin]

Rose comb or Single comb?


If you are looking for Single comb and not looking to spend a lot of money you can try -

Matt John at Shady Lane Farms http://www.shadylanepoultry.com/exhbreeds.html


Chris

Anybody can sell and ship to the philippines of these pure breed RIR?
I am willing to pay

 

[Fred's Hens]

Anybody can sell and ship to the philippines of these pure breed RIR?
I am willing to pay

There is no way. Sorry. Far too many import/export, health laws and agriculture restrictions, at both ends, involved. Sorry. Smuggling is the only way it can realistically be done.