Chicken Breed Focus Rhode Island Red

[cmom]

I think you got what I was trying to say now. I have production Reds from McMurray. If they have any actual RIR in them at all then part of them had to have come from the originals somewhere down the line haha. I'm extremely happy with mine so far. I have a timeline thread of my flocks progress with tons of pictures and for the most part they look pretty darn good. A couple of the girls are much lighter and look more like New Hampshires but the many are actually quite dark compared to other Production Reds I've seen. They are smaller compared to my Deleware pullets at 17 weeks and actually vary in size quite a bit. The smallest two are quite a bit smaller then the rest and actually look the most mature which is curious. The production red cockerel is larger then the GLW and Deleware cockerels though. He is huge. No eggs yet but expecting soon.

If you cross a RIR male with Delaware females the female chicks will look like the RIR father and the males with look like the Del mothers. I did this a few years ago.

 

[cmom]

Quote: At one poultry show, someone had entered a Red Sex-Link as a New Hampshire Red. The bird was disqualified. The judges definitely know the difference. .

 

[cmom]

I'm wondering if it would be more cost effect just to breed the production back or closer to the heritage granted is rather keep the egg laying ability of the production but breed to darker red like the heritage I think it's possible

Years ago I had some Production Reds females that I put in a breeding pen with one of my Heritage RIR males. The chicks did come out somewhat darker in color. They did lay very well but I needed the space so I sold them all, so I don't have any of the PR's or their offspring any more. My older Heritage RIR girls are lighter in color but I believe that is from the sun (sun faded) because they are outside most of the time except when roosting for the night or laying their eggs. They are still darker than the PR's were. My hatch from this past spring are darker. My Avatar are from this years hatch, RIW's and RIR's. If you are interested in lines my Heritage RIR's are Reese/Mohawk. All of the descendants are from Reese but one breeder decided to call his Mohawk after a great male he had named Mohawk, but he also had Reese birds and my birds are descendants of his birds.

 

[faerlybair]

Just getting back into the chicken farming. I figure if I'm going to be home all day, then I want to play with my chickens.

Can anyone tell me if the black sexlink has RIR in their lines?
I think I best find a reputable breeder.
Love this site, y'all are great !

 

[ShrekDawg]

At one poultry show, someone had entered a Red Sex-Link as a New Hampshire Red. The bird was disqualified. The judges definitely know the difference. .

Sorry, I forgot to reply but that's good they know the difference! I'm not sure I'd be able to haha if I entered, it'd be with different breeds.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Just getting back into the chicken farming. I figure if I'm going to be home all day, then I want to play with my chickens.

Can anyone tell me if the black sexlink has RIR in their lines?
I think I best find a reputable breeder.
Love this site, y'all are great !

I think the black ones are RIR roo, Barred Rock hen, but it can be NHR too.

I found this Wiki page which has some pretty good info. It's not the longest but I found it useful and it lists several breed combinations for both the blacks and reds.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_link

There's also this BYC page which I'm not sure lists the breed combo but it's the review one and some might and I'm sure there's a breed thread too.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/products/black-sex-link-chicken

 

[daxigait]

I have nine pullets and a young roo. The pullets are 24 weeks tomorrow. No eggs yet but some combs have changed. Hopefully soon???? I bought them for their hardiness, and great eggs and dual purpose if needed. I got some brocks also for brooding. Here is a picture from August. I can't wait to finish reading this thread.

 

[cmom]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/261208/sex-linked-information#post_3100338

Quote:
You are correct. Black Sex-links are a cross of a Rhode Island Red or New Hampshire Red male and Barred Rock females. Both sexes hatch out black, but the males have a white dot on their heads. Red Sex-Links are usually a cross of Rhode Island Red or New Hampshire Red male and Rhode Island White females. There are other breeds you can use for Sex-Linking.
There is a chart on this post. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/261208/sex-linked-information#post_3100338
This is a mix of several breeds. The black chicks are the BSL's.

I know I posted this picture before. These are a cross of a RIR male and RIW females. The pullet on the right is from a cross of a RIR male and Delaware females.
With the RIR/Del cross all of the males will look like Dels and the females like RIR's.

The lighter buff colored chicks are female RSL, the white chicks are male RSL, the darker chicks are RIR's.

Young RSL males. They go to freezer camp when they are bigger.

These are chicks in the grow-out coop.

 

[cmom]

Quote: If you haven't been to a show, just go as an observer. Actually that is how I got started showing. I met a lot of wonderful people.

 

[ShrekDawg]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/261208/sex-linked-information#post_3100338 You are correct. Black Sex-links are a cross of a Rhode Island Red or New Hampshire Red male and Barred Rock females. Both sexes hatch out black, but the males have a white dot on their heads. Red Sex-Links are usually a cross of Rhode Island Red or New Hampshire Red male and Rhode Island White females. There are other breeds you can use for Sex-Linking. There is a chart on this post. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/261208/sex-linked-information#post_3100338 This is a mix of several breeds. The black chicks are the BSL's. I know I posted this picture before. These are a cross of a RIR male and RIW females. The pullet on the right is from a cross of a RIR male and Delaware females. With the RIR/Del cross all of the males will look like Dels and the females like RIR's. The lighter buff colored chicks are female RSL, the white chicks are male RSL, the darker chicks are RIR's. Young RSL males. They go to freezer camp when they are bigger. These are chicks in the grow-out coop.

Thanks for all the info amd pictures! Definitely helpful and pretty birds. I'll go look at that thread too but I thought I read somewhere a while ago that one was any red based bird and one was silver based? But I can't remember if it was rhe male or female or which hybrid