The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

But Wyandotes have Rose Combs and mine are Single Comb.

Because of the different breeds used to create this variety, single combs occassionally pop up. Rose combs are more common due to the RC dominant gene...

 

[ve]

They may be Partridge Rocks also.

 

[cmom]

Quote: You are correct. My RC RIW have rarely thrown a single comb but my RC Reds have never as long as I have had them. My so-called Brown Leghorn chicks are all single comb. They are 3 months old so I figure they may start laying in a 2 or 3 months and the egg color will tell the story. I have a couple of Houdini White Leghorn pullets and a RC Red pullet that got from one pen to 3 pens over. I don't know how she did it so I'll put her back where she belongs and watch them to see how they are getting through the welded wire between the pens. They are originally from the same grow-out pen so there is a place somewhere they are getting through. Tis a mystery.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

You are correct. My RC RIW have rarely thrown a single comb but my RC Reds have never as long as I have had them. My so-called Brown Leghorn chicks are all single comb. They are 3 months old so I figure they may start laying in a 2 or 3 months and the egg color will tell the story. I have a couple of Houdini White Leghorn pullets and a RC Red pullet that got from one pen to 3 pens over. I don't know how she did it so I'll put her back where she belongs and watch them to see how they are getting through the welded wire between the pens. They are originally from the same grow-out pen so there is a place somewhere they are getting through. Tis a mystery.

The odds of SC offspring is greater when the parents have the Rr gene, which isn't as dominant as the RR gene.

 

[daxigait]

Well, my bunch is six months old 3/26 hatch so I snapped a few quick pictures last night at chore time. I would love for anyone to point out strengths and weaknesses. I realize that a single picture tells a limited story. I know the on K has no back, but in the last week the other is developing a downward angle on his tail. A couple of the pullets have green in their tails.

And an oops photo that I think is pretty anyway.

Have a great week everyone

 

[daxigait]

@cmomI hope you and yours are well with the weather.

 

[cmom]

Everything is good here but we're on Florida's west coast near Ocala. We got some wind, enough to bring down a few small branches but nothing serious. My coop roofs held up which was a concern. I did some repair but need to replace them.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

I guess it was the wrong time of the day, because I couldn't get a good pose out of either of these two knuckleheads. They're finally feathering out, and their main tails are just now coming in. Starting to look like something now. Just not sure what that something is...

 

[Fred's Hens]

The Ohio National is coming up in early November. This is still early to show large fowl, including these Reds but Ohio has been designated the Rhode Island Red Club's National Meet, so we gotta go. There will be around 10,000 birds cooped in this year, I would suppose.
Knoxville in early December will provide a few more finishing weeks that the birds really need.

The weather has finally turned autumnal and the feed intake has increased dramatically along with it as the birds consumer more calories to keep warm at night. The side benefit is that this will help finish off these birds.

I'll "put up" a few birds this weekend in training cages. Probably dip them too while I've got them collected and in my hands. I can see three birds I'll put up and take the two better on the eve of the show. I was to have shown in Indiana this week and was looking forward to it, but life gets in the way sometimes, but when it's family, that's alright.

Meanwhile, the cockerels are still awkward and gangly. I doubt I'll have one ready for Ohio, but perhaps one or two can make the trip to Knoxville. We shall see.

I've got a few excess birds that I can deliver to these shows if you know anyone is need of a start in Rhode Island Reds. Just drop me a PM.

Just want to say again to all the lurkers that this is THE time of year to secure stock for your breeding plans in late winter/early spring. Please don't wait for shipping eggs in spring, you'll be a whole year behind buying cockerels and pullets, right now!!!! Hope to see some of you at one of the big shows. Meantime, keep good care of your Reds. The varmints are working hard to fatten up for the winter and most have chicken dinner on their agenda. Take good care so you aren't the feeding them your prized fowl.

 

[Fred's Hens]

I like this male. He's not really a show specimen, given his comb, (has too many points) but he's free of black in the hackles and THAT is huge for our program going forward. He's not as long as I'd like, but paired with a couple of super long females, which I have, I believe it will work out OK. Not ready to make any breed pen decisions, of course, but my mind is always thinking, "What would this help?" "How could use this effectively?"

There is another younger cockerel I like as well, but he's quite a bit younger, as Nancy hatched him out in May. He has no show future this fall, given his late hatch date, but if he's got "pieces and parts" that meet our needs? He'll stick around. Long, long way to go yet.