The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

[waddles99]

I just recently set up some of my pens but have to fix a few before I put birds in them. I changing from chicken wire to welded wire. Probably a couple of months I'll be getting eggs. I just put the males in with the females.

Just curious, what line are your birds? As you know i am not too happy with my current birds, so i will be looking for some new ones. I love the look of yours.

 

[cmom]

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Reese line. I got birds from BYC member Matt 1616 a few years ago and have been getting a new male from him most every year. I was very impressed with the birds he had brought to a show I attended and inquired who the owner of the birds were and looked for him to see if he had any birds for sale and if so to make arrangements to get some birds. I am very happy with them and have had some champions. Matt's birds as far as I am concerned are the best and I feel privileged to have descendants of them and am keeping them pure.

 

[onarres]

I have 2 girls with striping in the hackles.I would like to breed out the striping and get it to the tips as called out in the SOP.
Does anyone have experience on striping problems or how to breed it out?

 

[Matt1616]

I have 2 girls with striping in the hackles.I would like to breed out the striping and get it to the tips as called out in the SOP.
Does anyone have experience on striping problems or how to breed it out?

That is the million dollar question...


Matt

 

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[sgribble]

Very true Matt
You don't want to loose to much black......its a very fine line

 

[daxigait]

I just recently set up some of my pens but have to fix a few before I put birds in them. I changing from chicken wire to welded wire. Probably a couple of months I'll be getting eggs. I just put the males in with the females.

please let me know when you have some. I am just going to hatch some and start with nice birds.

 

[jasonbubba1234]

Have a roster and chicks and eggs

 

[hitchyourwagon]

Does anyone know how many lines of heritage rirs are being bred in the U.S.? Underwood and Mohawks are names I have seen discussed on BYC. Are there others?

 

[Matt1616]

Does anyone know how many lines of heritage rirs are being bred in the U.S.? Underwood and Mohawks are names I have seen discussed on BYC. Are there others?

I would say there are 6 major lines. There are a few others that are lesser in quality.