Rhode Island Red

[ChickChic00]

My question is, Can you breed regular stock RIR so much that you get darker RIR? Or will I have to buy a darker rooster every other generation to get darker? Any help is very much appreciated!!

 

[NatJ]

Buying a darker rooster is probably the fastest way, but just breeding the darkest ones from a regular flock should work in time. I think that's how Rhode Island Reds got so dark in the first place, people just kept breeding the darkest ones.

 

[ChickChic00]

Buying a darker rooster is probably the fastest way, but just breeding the darkest ones from a regular flock should work in time. I think that's how Rhode Island Reds got so dark in the first place, people just kept breeding the darkest ones.

Great! Thank you so much!

 

[Amer]

Why would use use Stock RIR if you can use Standard ones?
You can, but I don’t see why you should.

 

[ChickChic00]

Why would use use Stock RIR if you can use Standard ones?
You can, but I don’t see why you should.

I just have some hens from a ways back and they came from cackle or hoovers hatchery. Got from a store, and it was before they changed where they got their chicks.
so I was gonna use them and a darker rooster I have. Then keep the darkest offspring and breed back and fourth

 

[Amer]

I just have some hens from a ways back and they came from cackle or hoovers hatchery. Got from a store, and it was before they changed where they got their chicks.
so I was gonna use them and a darker rooster I have. Then keep the darkest offspring and breed back and fourth

So what is ultimately the goal?

 

[ChickChic00]

So what is ultimately the goal?

Have some fun with genetics and make some RIR offspring that are darker