RIR Breed Thread

[Chris09]

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Thank You!
Dick Horstman has some good Rose Combs the chicks I just posted are has some of his line in them...

I just hatched 20 today and that puts me up to around 75 or so Rose Comb Red chicks hatched this year... I have to get some pictures of my older chicks put on here...

Chris

 

[kathyinmo]

Oh, yes, please do post some of your pictures!

 

[Chris09]

Here are 2 that I had on the computer...
Cockerel (5 weeks)

Pullet (5 weeks)

Chris

 

[AmberH]

This might sound dumb... but question.

I got a RIR chick from the feed store. He's now 8 weeks old. I've seen so many pictures of these young RIR birds and they all seem to have white or light colored heads before they get their feathers in. My little boy never had that. It's just kind of weird. Why is it that some of the others get that color of head and mine didn't?

 

[IggiMom]

What color is his head? I am sure that many of mine just turn red, no white reds in the group.

Catherine

 

[AmberH]

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Yes, his head just turned red.

 

[IggiMom]

Well, I think it probably speaks well for him. My little red heads are from Taterschickens eggs, and they are dark, dark, dark.

Really nice little RIR's.

Catherine

 

[Chris09]

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A lot has to with breeding. Commercial type Rhode Island Red like the the ones you get from hatcheries and feed stores have little resemblance to a good bred Rhode Island Red from a breeder yes there red but that is as far as it goes.

The stray White down and the White tips of the wing feathers in a lot of "breeder" type Rhode Island Red when they are young is from the Columbian gene. They the Columbian gene from the
Brahma that was used to create the Rhode Island Red.


Chris

 

[Chris09]

AmberH;

If you are looking for good breeders of Rhode Island Reds they have a good list going over at CROhio http://mattlh.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=redforum&action=display&thread=908&page=1
They have breeders of Single Comb and Rose Combs.

Chris

 

[AmberH]

Thanks, Chris.
I'm more of a bantam Cochin person but I've always been a fan of the looks of a male RIR. I guess I was just lucky when I got my boy from the feed store. I'll have to post some updated pictures of him. He's 8 weeks old now and still doesn't have a tail. lol I guess he isn't amazing quality like your's or others show birds but I like him regardless.

Amber