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Farming and Homesteading Heritage Poultry
Thank you for your response. I want to try putting my chickens in pasture rotation behind my cattle to control insects. Scratching apart manure piles and eating fly larva, etc. defininately interested in the eggs over meat. My interest in sticking with the RIR, is hopefully provide value to...- mcknightdave
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Farming and Homesteading Heritage Poultry
Hello! I have been looking for a group like this for a few months now. I have just started hatching my own RIR. I am running them on pasture with my cattle. Looking forward to meeting others with the same goals. Have questions about what characteristics to select for when hatching your own...- mcknightdave
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The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site
I appreciate all the good advice. I am in NW Missouri and found a few breeders on the Livestock Conservency webpage before I found this thread. Most of the folks that I have found going for the best foragers, just seem to run a barnyard mix. If there's anyone you can suggest as breeders...- mcknightdave
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The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site
Fred's Hens, thank you for your reply! It could be a thread , farm, hatchery, etc. I would like to find other folks that are breeding their own RIRs for life on the pasture and ability to forage. I am interested in bringing those genetics into my flock by adding their roosters to my current...- mcknightdave
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The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site
Is there a group with the same passion for RIR working towards pasture/foraging genetics? Thank you!- mcknightdave
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