The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

[Fred's Hens]

@GruveyChickens Tell you what, come on up and I will give you, yes, GIVE you a breeding pair or trio. They'll be about the age of that rusty colored cockerel you showed, maybe a week older.

I try to do everything I can to support new folks in this fancy. Supporting new folks who want to raise, keep and breed truebred Reds is a very good thing. I set off a simple breeding trio this spring and hatched out over 50 chicks in a bit over 2 months. You dont need to have a ton of birds to make a lot of chicks, that's a mistaken idea. No need to flock breed. That's mostly just "milling" or propigating, not breeding.

Just promise me you'll take that other cockerel to an auction somewhere and ditch him and promise me you'll not make a criss-cross mess with poor quality birds and that's all I ask. These Standard bred Reds have a stellar history and a fine heritage that needs to be preserved. Rusty colored mutt reds are a dime a dozen in backyarder's pens and feed store bins everywhere. Fine egg laying birds and that's all great, but the world doesn't need any more of them. They're not the least bit rare.

Then promise me you'll pen up a pair or trio of these purebred birds only in a breeding pen by themselves when the time comes.

Have a blessed day. Give me a call. You've got my number.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

I couldn't help but get tickled at my wife yesterday. I was talking about how our juveniles had one more transformation to go through, and she seemed a bit surprised. She said, "Oh, I though this was it. I though this is how they're going to look all the time."

Thinking back on our journey, I remember the day the chicks hatched. She was like, "Hmm... oooookay". While she was at work that day, I put them in the brooder and they fluffed out. When she got back home from work and saw them, her jaw dropped. "Oh my God! Those are the most beautiful chicks I've ever seen!" Once they started putting on their juvenile feathers, she said "Oh my God, they're sooooo ugly!" Now that they're feathering out and are looking more like adult birds she says, "They're beautiful!"

It's only been 10 weeks since these birds cracked their shells, and I have another 12 weeks or so before they start the next stage. I can't wait until they go through their first molt just to hear her say how ugly they are... then I can just sit back and wait. I think the final transformation is going to blow her away...

 

[waddles99]

I couldn't help but get tickled at my wife yesterday. I was talking about how our juveniles had one more transformation to go through, and she seemed a bit surprised. She said, "Oh, I though this was it. I though this is how they're going to look all the time."

Thinking back on our journey, I remember the day the chicks hatched. She was like, "Hmm... oooookay". While she was at work that day, I put them in the brooder and they fluffed out. When she got back home from work and saw them, her jaw dropped. "Oh my God! Those are the most beautiful chicks I've ever seen!" Once they started putting on their juvenile feathers, she said "Oh my God, they're sooooo ugly!" Now that they're feathering out and are looking more like adult birds she says, "They're beautiful!"

It's only been 10 weeks since these birds cracked their shells, and I have another 12 weeks or so before they start the next stage. I can't wait until they go through their first molt just to hear her say how ugly they are... then I can just sit back and wait. I think the final transformation is going to blow her away...

Thats funny. Ive never hatched chicks before so I wouldn't know anything about how ugly they are when they hatch, but I must say, I think their ugliest stage is 2-3 weeks in. I think they look pretty scrappy at that age.

 

[cmom]

@GruveyChickens Tell you what, come on up and I will give you, yes, GIVE you a breeding pair or trio. They'll be about the age of that rusty colored cockerel you showed, maybe a week older.

I try to do everything I can to support new folks in this fancy. Supporting new folks who want to raise, keep and breed truebred Reds is a very good thing. I set off a simple breeding trio this spring and hatched out over 50 chicks in a bit over 2 months. You dont need to have a ton of birds to make a lot of chicks, that's a mistaken idea. No need to flock breed. That's mostly just "milling" or propigating, not breeding.

Just promise me you'll take that other cockerel to an auction somewhere and ditch him and promise me you'll not make a criss-cross mess with poor quality birds and that's all I ask. These Standard bred Reds have a stellar history and a fine heritage that needs to be preserved. Rusty colored mutt reds are a dime a dozen in backyarder's pens and feed store bins everywhere. Fine egg laying birds and that's all great, but the world doesn't need any more of them. They're not the least bit rare.

Then promise me you'll pen up a pair or trio of these purebred birds only in a breeding pen by themselves when the time comes.

Have a blessed day. Give me a call. You've got my number.

Where were you Fred when I was starting with my flock? I did flock breed one coop and pen as an experiment from a recommendation from a judge. They were kept separated from all of the other birds.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

I love my Reds, and I do my best to make sure they're happy and healthy. Living conditions play a large role in this, and I'm doing what I can to make them comfortable. Some of my friends think I'm going a little overboard with my new coop... but they don't have chickens... so they will never understand. Even the ones that do have chickens think my coops are a little extreme. Just throw up a box with some wire and that's all you need, they say. This makes me sad, and reminds me of those ASPCA and Humane Society commercials every time I hear it. My chickens deserve better. As my new coop nears completion, I thought I'd share a walk-through with people who do understand...

 

[waddles99]

I love my Reds, and I do my best to make sure they're happy and healthy. Living conditions play a large role in this, and I'm doing what I can to make them comfortable. Some of my friends think I'm going a little overboard with my new coop... but they don't have chickens... so they will never understand. Even the ones that do have chickens think my coops are a little extreme. Just throw up a box with some wire and that's all you need, they say. This makes me sad, and reminds me of those SPCA commercials every time I hear it. My chickens deserve better. As my new coop nears completion, I thought I'd share a walk-through with people who do understand...

That is the nicest coop i think i have ever seen.....that shouldn't even be considered a coop but rather a chicken mansion. You need to come build one of those for me

 

[cmom]

I love my Reds, and I do my best to make sure they're happy and healthy. Living conditions play a large role in this, and I'm doing what I can to make them comfortable. Some of my friends think I'm going a little overboard with my new coop... but they don't have chickens... so they will never understand. Even the ones that do have chickens think my coops are a little extreme. Just throw up a box with some wire and that's all you need, they say. This makes me sad, and reminds me of those ASPCA and Humane Society commercials every time I hear it. My chickens deserve better. As my new coop nears completion, I thought I'd share a walk-through with people who do understand...

In your video you mentioned putting a roost in front of the nest boxes, if I heard you correctly. My husband did that to some of my nest boxes and I eventually cut them all off. The birds were getting in the habit of roosting on them and in the nest boxes getting them pretty poopy. Just my opinion. The birds will be able to get in them without a roost.

 

[cmom]

Quote: I cut the roosts off. The eggs are collected from outside the coops.

You can see the edge of the nest boxes. I cut these roosts off too. I have some other coops that I can't seem to find pictures of the nest boxes and the girls get in them fine without the roosts. Each coop is different.

 

[daxigait]

I love my Reds, and I do my best to make sure they're happy and healthy. Living conditions play a large role in this, and I'm doing what I can to make them comfortable. Some of my friends think I'm going a little overboard with my new coop... but they don't have chickens... so they will never understand. Even the ones that do have chickens think my coops are a little extreme. Just throw up a box with some wire and that's all you need, they say. This makes me sad, and reminds me of those ASPCA and Humane Society commercials every time I hear it. My chickens deserve better. As my new coop nears completion, I thought I'd share a walk-through with people who do understand...

That is fabulous. I really need to do a fan like that. With that much effort in the coop, I can't wait to see your birds in a few years!

 

[GruveyChickens]

@GruveyChickens Tell you what, come on up and I will give you, yes, GIVE you a breeding pair or trio. They'll be about the age of that rusty colored cockerel you showed, maybe a week older.

I try to do everything I can to support new folks in this fancy. Supporting new folks who want to raise, keep and breed truebred Reds is a very good thing. I set off a simple breeding trio this spring and hatched out over 50 chicks in a bit over 2 months. You dont need to have a ton of birds to make a lot of chicks, that's a mistaken idea. No need to flock breed. That's mostly just "milling" or propigating, not breeding.

Just promise me you'll take that other cockerel to an auction somewhere and ditch him and promise me you'll not make a criss-cross mess with poor quality birds and that's all I ask. These Standard bred Reds have a stellar history and a fine heritage that needs to be preserved. Rusty colored mutt reds are a dime a dozen in backyarder's pens and feed store bins everywhere. Fine egg laying birds and that's all great, but the world doesn't need any more of them. They're not the least bit rare.

Then promise me you'll pen up a pair or trio of these purebred birds only in a breeding pen by themselves when the time comes.

Have a blessed day. Give me a call. You've got my number.

What a very generous offer, and it's greatly appreciated! I'll send you a PM...