Chicken Breed Focus Rhode Island Red

[ShrekDawg]

I think it is mostly in the mid-west states. My brother lives in Michigan and none of the fairs there this year allowed poultry. My husband is from Newburyport.

Oh well that's good then! Although still somewhat worrying as they're coming from Ohio

 

[ShrekDawg]

I think you can get a mean male with almost any breed. I raise pure Heritage RIR's and I never had a mean one, yet. I did have a RSL male that wanted to flog me. I sent him across the yard with my foot and he didn't try again after a couple of boots. He was too mean to eat so I took him to the auction. Did pretty well too. Grow-out coop and pen. Some of my Rose Comb RIR's All boys one of the flocks on their day out. I rotate the coops and pens. More youngsters.

Maybe it must be the production ones then which would be good

 

[Zackman23434]

Maybe it must be the production ones then which would be good

My production red roo so far is the most intelligent, most gentle with humans, and best flock cockerel I have. However he will only be 4.5 months old Friday.

 

[N F C]

I think you can get a mean male with almost any breed. I raise pure Heritage RIR's and I never had a mean one, yet. I did have a RSL male that wanted to flog me. I sent him across the yard with my foot and he didn't try again after a couple of boots. He was too mean to eat so I took him to the auction. Did pretty well too.
Grow-out coop and pen.

Their beautiful deep color sure shows up in these photos. Very good looking guys!

 

[ShrekDawg]

My production red roo so far is the most intelligent, most gentle with humans, and best flock cockerel I have. However he will only be 4.5 months old Friday.

He sounds awesome! It must just depend on the lines or hatchery then and individual birds, although it seems fairly common for people saying RIR are or can be mean but I don't know what RIRs they mean. It must depend

 

[Zackman23434]

He sounds awesome! It must just depend on the lines or hatchery then and individual birds, although it seems fairly common for people saying RIR are or can be mean but I don't know what RIRs they mean. It must depend

I hear the same things about production red males. This is exactly what he is. I keep a close eye on him and his body language ready to correct behavior I deem unacceptable. So far so good.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I hear the same things about production red males. This is exactly what he is. I keep a close eye on him and his body language ready to correct behavior I deem unacceptable. So far so good.

Well that's good then. he seems like he may be a good boy then or hormones haven't hit lol i hope the former

 

[cmom]

Quote: I just finished moving the last of my males to the bachelor pens. They recently started trying to crow. One would try to jump a pullet then several others would try to take over. I knew they had to be moved so I finally got it done, also they were brothers and sisters and I don't breed brothers and sisters. Now the girls can have some peace. I left one special RIW male in the pen with the pullets because I'm going to keep him but he hasn't really bothered them yet as he is a little younger than the other RIR males that were in the same pen. I haven't banded them all yet as I ran out of bands for the males but new bands are on there way. I sold 23 males and 15 females but that still leaves me with around 50, maybe more young males, mostly RIR and a few RIW. Not a mean one in the bunch. Soon it will be time to rearrange the pens and get my breeding pens set up.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I just finished moving the last of my males to the bachelor pens. They recently started trying to crow. One would try to jump a pullet then several others would try to take over. I knew they had to be moved so I finally got it done, also they were brothers and sisters and I don't breed brothers and sisters. Now the girls can have some peace. I left one special RIW male in the pen with the pullets because I'm going to keep him but he hasn't really bothered them yet as he is a little younger than the other RIR males that were in the same pen. I haven't banded them all yet as I ran out of bands for the males but new bands are on there way. I sold 23 males and 15 females but that still leaves me with around 50, maybe more young males, mostly RIR and a few RIW. Not a mean one in the bunch. Soon it will be time to rearrange the pens and get my breeding pens set up.

Wow that's a lot of.birds!! that's great there's no issues though! i wonder where all these stories come from then haha

 

[daxigait]

When did your RIR start laying? Mine are 24 weeks today, and about half have changed combs