RIR chicks with white feather caps?

[samouw]

I'll post a pic tomorrow when it is lighter, but as my (about 4 wk old) RIR chicks feather out, three of them have significant white caps on their wings. I'm not sure what the proper terminology would be, but as where the shoulder would be. On one of the three, almost half the wing is white, on the other two it is not as much. None of my other six RIRs have this.

When I read the RIR standard, it stated that they should not have body feathers with white. Am I mis-reading this or do I have something other than RIR? I should mention that three of these RIRs are supposed to be male and six female.

 

[D&S Farms]

WHERE you get them

 

[samouw]

At a local feed store.

 

[Chris09]

There production type Rhode Island Reds/ Production Reds


Chris

 

[hennyannie]

My production reds did not have any white, But my red sex links have lots. Sometimes they advertise around here as Red Pullets, everyone assumes that means RIR but it is really an assortment.

 

[Michie]

My production red use to have some white on the feathers around 4-8weeks, but as she got older it all disappeared!

 

[samouw]

Here are the pics of the three RIR with the white on their wings.

 

[Chris09]

There production type Rhode Island Reds/ Production Reds.

Chris

 

[samouw]

What does "production red" mean?

 

[Chris09]

Quote:
Bred for egg production and not for breed standard.
Where did you get them from?

Chris