Chicken Breed Focus Rhode Island White

[cmom]

I love my RI Whites mine are young just 14 weeks ,i look forward to them laying their first eggs , mine are sweet with good temperaments i love this breed , so here are a few pics of my RIW ,its so cute to see them all come running when they see me, im glad i have the opportunity to get to know this breed ,

They look to be Single Comb from the picture.
I love them too. I raise Rose Comb Rhode Island Whites for showing at poultry shows. My RIW's are my best layers. I know I've posted some of the pictures before. I love to take pictures of them.
Good luck and have fun...

This is Patty with hubby.

Patty

Some RIW's and RIR's

My main fellow.

Some of the flock

My main guy with his girls.

youngsters



in the grow-out coop and pen.

Younger male

One of the pullets at a show. She got Best of Breed and Best Variety.

 

[Diannastarr]

looks like my white roadies R I W have just started laying in the last few days , they are just short of 4 months old , i like this breed they are sweet & calm and good free rangers , so next im waiting to see how the egg laying goes,i will keep you all posted..! UP DATE JAN 2 2017 MY ROADIES ARE PUTTING OUT THE EGGS

 

[Dhabi Farm]

Would like to hear from others on my question. I purchased Rhode Island Whites, 7 pullets an 2 roosters as day old chicks. The roos are white but the pullets/hens are dark brownish red. They have not turned white. Is this a trait of the breed?

Next, one rooster has heavy black marks at the town of the crown on his head and a slight golden coloration throughout the top line. The other rooster is pure white and only a couple of black marks.

And last, how does one become part of the breed as in adding to the population as listed by the breed groups? New to chicken discussions as breeding, etc

Thanks

 

[keesmom]

Would like to hear from others on my question. I purchased Rhode Island Whites, 7 pullets an 2 roosters as day old chicks. The roos are white but the pullets/hens are dark brownish red. They have not turned white. Is this a trait of the breed?

Next, one rooster has heavy black marks at the town of the crown on his head and a slight golden coloration throughout the top line. The other rooster is pure white and only a couple of black marks.

And last, how does one become part of the breed as in adding to the population as listed by the breed groups? New to chicken discussions as breeding, etc

Thanks

Can you post a picture? They do not sound like Rhode Island whites. RIW should be a pure, solid white with rose combs.

 

[Dhabi Farm]

Sorry, no photos. Use a land line phone not one that takes pictures

Mine came from Ideal and have single combs, not rose combs. I have checked all the hatcheries I can find and they have the same as what Ideal Poultry sent me. Brownish colored hens and single combs on the roosters.

 

[keesmom]

Sorry, no photos. Use a land line phone not one that takes pictures

Mine came from Ideal and have single combs, not rose combs. I have checked all the hatcheries I can find and they have the same as what Ideal Poultry sent me. Brownish colored hens and single combs on the roosters.

Unfortunately none of the major hatcheries have true Rhode Island Whites. Most have jut a white version of a Rhode Island Red.

Back to your birds. If your hens are reddish in color then they are not even the hatchery version of RIW. They are hatchery Rhode Island Reds, or even red sex links. Given the off colors of your cockerels I wonder if they sent you red sex links instead.

 

[3riverschick]

Hi,
I am guessing this is a docile breed? Take a look at http://www.chickencolours.com In the left hand bottom corner of the page it says "More stuff". Click on that and there an article titled White Chickens are Sweeter. It's a scientific article showing a genetic linkage between white birds and sweet temperaments, specifically the Dominant White gene and sweet temperaments. Just fascinating.
Best,
Karen

 

[3riverschick]

Would like to hear from others on my question. I purchased Rhode Island Whites, 7 pullets an 2 roosters as day old chicks. The roos are white but the pullets/hens are dark brownish red. They have not turned white. Is this a trait of the breed?

Next, one rooster has heavy black marks at the town of the crown on his head and a slight golden coloration throughout the top line. The other rooster is pure white and only a couple of black marks.

And last, how does one become part of the breed as in adding to the population as listed by the breed groups? New to chicken discussions as breeding, etc

Thanks

Hi,
Nope they are not pure. Both sexes should be pure white. Sell them and start over. Do not try and fix them. Been there , done that multiple times in other breeds. Buy a trio ( 1M, 2F)or a quad from someone on this list who already has a pure flock. Best to buy a quad ( 2 M, 2 F) so if something happens to one of your cocks, you have a back up. Tell the breeder you want foundation stock and will be line breeding them that way they can pick out birds correct for that breeding program. Unless your breeder recommends it, do not cross strains to found your flock. That's a huge mistake a lot of folk make. There are a lot of sex-linked genes in poultry and crossing strains to found a flock will upset the stability of the gene pool and it can take generations to get it back. Ask if a breeder has retiring breeders birds they want to sell. Then have them set up your first 3 generations of breeding for you. By then you should understand how that strain inherits and throws faults and virtues. Highly recommended to start out wit adult birds or started birds( 6-12weeks old). Not eggs or chicks in down. Let the breeder cull them once for quality. You will pay more and maybe have to wait for your birds but it will be worth it. Been there done that in multiple breeds, never sorry. My Chanteclers will be arriving this Aug. The breeder wants to "start" them first before shipping.
Buy the best, don't quibble about price. it will save you generations of works and tons of money in the long run.
Best,
Karen

 

[cmom]

Next Saturday (July 8th 2017) will be our monthly Dunnellon Tractor Supply Company Farm Swap. I will be bringing some young Rose Comb Rhode Island Whites. They are excellent layers of of nice large brown eggs. These are still quite young, about 3 months old. I will have both males and females if anyone is interested in breeding.

• cmom
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[jb59]

I just got mine