Rhode Island White Thread

[cmom]

I inquired with Cackle Hatchery. A hatchery with a history of purchasing breeding stock from quality breeders of several different breeds.
I asked about this not a real breed business. Turns out the R.I.W steaight comb stock are culls that hatched with a straight comb. Which if you look at what breeds created the R.I.W rose comb. They purchased them from 3 different breeders that were working on the recovery of the breed. I have 5 hens that are just beginning to lay. I have to say that in my lifetime I have never been happier with the health and virility of a breed of chicken. The SC is imperative to my hybrid project. A rose comb would not work as well.

 

[Rancher3535]

WOW sure is quiet in here. Hope everyone's RC RIW's are doing well. It has been so cold here I haven't even thought about starting any kind of hatching. I have all the females and males marked as to who is going where. Let me know how yours are doing. I don't get the automatic e-mails any more so pretty much use the Facebook group to keep up on some of you. Cmom you got to come back. LOL

 

[cmom]

WOW sure is quiet in here. Hope everyone's RC RIW's are doing well. It has been so cold here I haven't even thought about starting any kind of hatching. I have all the females and males marked as to who is going where. Let me know how yours are doing. I don't get the automatic e-mails any more so pretty much use the Facebook group to keep up on some of you. Cmom you got to come back. LOL

For whatever reason which I don't know my face book page disappeared. Don't know why and I have disappeared from the friends lists. I am in need of a new RC RIW cockerel. I sold them all except one. I wasn't happy with them. I have kept the females and one did well at a show. The cockerel I took to the show placed OK but not as well as the other birds that I took. To my eye the males had quite short backs but very wide. My older male died months ago so the only male I have is brother to the females. I will put him in with the older girls but still will need a male for the younger girls. My RIW's are my best layers aside from my Leghorns.

 

[Rancher3535]

If you were closer I would have a couple of different males for you to choose from.

So not real sure what has happened to your RC RIW's. I thought you were happy with them. Mine have just been going and growing like gangbusters. I really need to get my pens set up so once this cold is over they are ready to go for hatching.

Let me know if I can help you out in any way

Rob

 

[perrym1962]

These are 8 months old and are single comb..

 

[cmom]

These are 8 months old and are single comb..

If you put a Rhode Island Red or New Hampshire Red male with them then you would have Red Sex-Links.

 

[perrym1962]

I have been thinking of trying that..

 

[Turk Raphael]

FYI...I've been quietly working on rose-combed whites for the last three years. My progress seems to be slower than many other folks but time is on my side. If/when I get to the point that I think my birds are worthy, I'll post pics on this thread.

Aaron

 

[Rancher3535]

FYI...I've been quietly working on rose-combed whites for the last three years. My progress seems to be slower than many other folks but time is on my side. If/when I get to the point that I think my birds are worthy, I'll post pics on this thread.

Aaron

Arron...Glad to see you are working on the breed. Go a head and show us what you have. No one on here that I know of will judge you but just give you maybe some helpful advice.

Have you joined the Rose Comb Rhode Island White group on Facebook?

Here is the link...

https://www.facebook.com/groups/RCRIW/

There are several fairly good breeders in the group that might be able to help you out.

Here are a few pictures of my line of RC RIW's...
Pullets...


Here are a few Cockerel pictures...




I still have work to do on them but they are coming along fairly well.

 

[Fosmorefarm]

Cmom, How did your RC Red Sex Links turn out?