Golden Buff Breeding

[Chris09]

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Aaah! That would make more sense as to why they're called Production Reds

This was on Robert Blosl site.. A Rhode Island Red breeder...

In the 1930s, a movement to produce another dual-purpose fowl, which could compete with the popularity of the Rhode Island Red of the time, was started. The New Hampshire breed was originated in New Hampshire by local commercial farmers and made very popular by a master breeder of Rhode Island Reds, Kenneth Bowles of Canandaigua, New York. (Mr. Bowles not only made this breed popular, but also made a living from providing thousands of chicks to people all over the country in the 1940’s and 1950’s.) The New Hampshire was founded upon Rhode Island Reds that were selected heavily for fast feathering and early maturity. This was done at the expense of traits unique to the breed, such as the brick shape and deep red coloration.
The next spin-off is a bird that today tries to carry the name of the Rhode Island Red - the popular hatchery Production Red. Production Reds were developed to compete with the Rhode Island Reds in egg laying contests. Crossing Leghorn blood into the standard Rhode Island Red gave an edge on the resultant offspring, which would be used in competition. The ROP egg laying contests held in the North East were supposed to have strict standards; only allowing 10 purebred pullets, that were true to the breed in competition, to be entered by any poultry farm. But it appears the officials of many of the contests did not enforce all the rules. Perhaps they allowed the Production Reds into competition out curiosity? Perhaps they felt a more productive commercial line of brown egg-layer was needed?

Chris

 

[Year of the Rooster]

Quote:
Aaah! That would make more sense as to why they're called Production Reds

This was on Robert Blosl site.. A Rhode Island Red breeder...

In the 1930s, a movement to produce another dual-purpose fowl, which could compete with the popularity of the Rhode Island Red of the time, was started. The New Hampshire breed was originated in New Hampshire by local commercial farmers and made very popular by a master breeder of Rhode Island Reds, Kenneth Bowles of Canandaigua, New York. (Mr. Bowles not only made this breed popular, but also made a living from providing thousands of chicks to people all over the country in the 1940’s and 1950’s.) The New Hampshire was founded upon Rhode Island Reds that were selected heavily for fast feathering and early maturity. This was done at the expense of traits unique to the breed, such as the brick shape and deep red coloration.
The next spin-off is a bird that today tries to carry the name of the Rhode Island Red - the popular hatchery Production Red. Production Reds were developed to compete with the Rhode Island Reds in egg laying contests. Crossing Leghorn blood into the standard Rhode Island Red gave an edge on the resultant offspring, which would be used in competition. The ROP egg laying contests held in the North East were supposed to have strict standards; only allowing 10 purebred pullets, that were true to the breed in competition, to be entered by any poultry farm. But it appears the officials of many of the contests did not enforce all the rules. Perhaps they allowed the Production Reds into competition out curiosity? Perhaps they felt a more productive commercial line of brown egg-layer was needed?

Chris

That's very interesting Chris! Thanks!

 

[Chris09]

any time..

Chris

 

[Krys109uk]

White Leghorn X Rhode Island Red is a Production Red..

Crossing Leghorn blood into the standard Rhode Island Red gave an edge on the resultant offspring, which would be used in competition.

Crossing white leghorns into a line or RIR does not mean white Leghorn X RIR is a production red. It means what it says, that white leghorns were put into the RIR lines.
In order to get to the colour of a production red they would have to, at least, cross a white leghorn & a RIR & then cross the offspring back to RIR or something of that sort.​