Chicken Breed Focus Rhode Island Red

[daxigait]

Do you know where can I get eggs or chicks of the older lines?

 

[Zackman23434]

The pure RIR's have the horn coloring on their legs and dark beaks. Production Reds not so much. Also the PR's don't quite have the same shape. The color isn't good on these pictures. They are older pictures.

I went back through some photos to find some of the feet but none show them really. Found a couple that kind of do but hard to tell. But I recognize that coloring on the legs and feet as some of mine for sure got that trait in their genes and a couple look just like your photo of the legs I will take some tomorrow. These pics R a bad example.

 

[cmom]

Do you know where can I get eggs or chicks of the older lines?

I do sell eggs but only in the spring. I do test hatches first to check the fertility rate. I haven't gotten my breeding pens set up yet because I have some of the pens with males from last springs hatch still in them. Hopefully soon I will be able to empty the pens and get my breeders set up.

 

[Amfrolia]

I have heard that if pullets reach laying age too close to winter they may not start laying until spring.

 

[Amfrolia]

Well mine are pretty, but they will be seven months old on the fifteenth and only two of nine are laying. My rocks and EE are laying so I don't know what those problem is that they are not laying all but two now have red combs and waddles. Any suggestions?

I have heard that if pullets reach laying age too close to winter they may not start laying until spring.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I have heard that if pullets reach laying age too close to winter they may not start laying until spring.

I have heard that too. I feel like it depends on the bird and breed. I think it is true that some wait but the really good layers start anyway from what I understand. ButI think there definitely are a lot that do wait

 

[cmom]

Quote: It's probably also a factor of in what part of the country you live in. So far in the south it hasn't been an issue here except in the late summer and fall when the molt is on.

 

[ShrekDawg]

It's probably also a factor of in what part of the country you live in. So far in the south it hasn't been an issue here except in the late summer and fall when the molt is on.

That's very true too. If you live somewhere sort of without seasons or where the seasons don't get very cold or dark or anything then you probably wouldn't have it. Here we get fairly cold and lots of snow

 

[Zackman23434]

Mine started laying just a little over a week Ago. The delewares and the RIR

 

[N F C]

Mine started laying just a little over a week Ago. The delewares and the RIR

Congrats!