RIR Raiser

[JScott]

My first year raising chickens and wanting to keep my flock all Rhode Island Reds. Now have 3 roosters and 12 hens, 18 weeks old. I intend to reduce to 2 roosters and 8 or 10 hens and eventually hatch out new flock the old fashioned way. Would love info on how to identify which roosters/hens will be best to keep for this purpose.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Welcome to BYC.

There is a wonderful thread that is practically a university course on Heritage Rhode Island Reds here on BYC.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/407294/the-heritage-rhode-island-red-site

Some of the nations best breeders of the Red are on the thread, from time to time. Lots of discussion on body type, coloration, etc. I highly recommend this thread if you have interest in breeding quality RIR. Where did you get your birds?

 

[sumi]

Hello and welcome to BYC

Glad you joined us!

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, JScott, and

! Happy you joined us. Best of luck with your RIR flock!

 

[Red Barn Farms]

Hello JScott,

 

[Kevin565]

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

 

[liz9910]

from California! I had RIRs before, nice big brown eggs.

 

[dawg53]

Welcome to BYC.

 

[JScott]

Thank y'all for the warm welcome. I'm a country boy in Virginia not too good with this computer stuff so excuse me if I screw it all up. Thanks Fred's Hens for the link. I'll surely check it out.