The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Well, we've made it to 20 weeks. I must be doing something right... all my birds have survived!

 

[daxigait]

Well, we've made it to 20 weeks. I must be doing something right... all my birds have survived!

Congratulations to you keep posting it is fun to watch them changing. Great for you and we'll done to @cmomon the yellow legs.

 

[cmom]

We have a show local on Saturday, October 22. I do plan on showing some. I'm eyeing potentials especially since my recent sorting.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Congratulations to you keep posting it is fun to watch them changing.
Great for you and we'll done to
@cmom on the yellow legs.

Thanks, daxi. These videos are my "archives" to keep track of changes, and will hopefully help me detect patterns in future broods. Plus, it's also fun to watch the vids to see how much they change... lol!

Now, if I can only get rid of those blasted pinched tails... they're driving me nuts! All of the cockerels had broad, even backs until I moved them out of the basement into the scalding summer heat. I firmly believe 72F is more conducive to gaining and retaining weight than 98F+...

I expect them to widen up again when cooler weather arrives...

 

[Fred's Hens]

Central New Jersey Poultry show yesterday. It's a small show with small classes but another good showing by Heather and Laura and my friend, Toni Candea, and secretary of the Red's club.

Ch Am with a very young pullet. I told Toni I really like this pullet and hope she continues to finish well, as she must before the larger shows of the Ohio National and Knoxville. Good young female.





Nice little Red Bantam here too. Won Best in Show. Can't beat that. Congratulations to the Candeas.

 

[waddles99]

Central New Jersey Poultry show yesterday. It's a small show with small classes but another good showing by Heather and Laura and my friend, Toni Candea, and secretary of the Red's club. Ch Am with a very young pullet. I told Toni I really like this pullet and hope she continues to finish well, as she must before the larger shows of the Ohio National and Knoxville. Good young female. Nice little Red Bantam here too. Won Best in Show. Can't beat that. Congratulations to the Candeas.

I went to that show yesterday too. My RIR hen placed RB and Reserve American behind Toni's. Mine went on to win Best Jr. Large Fowl and Best in show Jr. overall. Hers was very nice to see in person. I can definetly tell why hers beat mine, her pullet was in a class of her own. A lot of nice bantam reds there too.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Only 3 large fowl in show, right?

 

[waddles99]

Only 3 large fowl in show, right?  

3 large fowl reds, yes. 1 of mine and 2 of Toni's.

Total LF in the show? About 80-100.

There were about 60-70 Jr. entries that my RIR beat, LF, bantams, waterfowl.

Probably a 200 bird show. This was their first year.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Yeah, Toni's second bird was a cull sale bird. It's common enough to just coop in stuff like that than it is to mess around on the sales floor sometimes. LF Reds are rare in the NorthEast. At the largest, most prestigious North East Poultry Congress, there were only 3 LF Reds this past year.

In case folks doubt just how rare these LF Reds have become, that's about all you need to know. In the region where the bird was first created and named after a state in that region as well. Three, just three LF Reds in show. Says it all pretty much.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Yeah, Toni's second bird was a cull sale bird. It's common enough to just coop in stuff like that than it is to mess around on the sales floor sometimes. LF Reds are rare in the NorthEast. At the largest, most prestigious North East Poultry Congress, there were only 3 LF Reds this past year.

In case folks doubt just how rare these LF Reds have become, that's about all you need to know. In the region where the bird was first created and named after a state in that region as well. Three, just three LF Reds in show. Says it all pretty much.

That post reads like a Greek tragedy. So sad...

We need to... no... we have to fix that.