The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

[3riverschick]

So today, the current show Rhode Island Reds have what hues in their proper underfluff?
Is it the same as 1922 or have they morphed again with the times?
Has the fancy discovered new ways to produce evenness of red over the whole bird?
Thanks!
Karen

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Yes yes! This is exactly what I have been looking for Perfect! Thank you so much! Van Dort in her book on Chicken colors says that show RIR color has the recessive black factor and that's one of the things that separates it from regular Black Tailed Red color. I have huge respect for W.H. Card. His book on "Breeding Laws" ( readable online at Hathitrust libraray) is one of my top 10 poultry books. Judge Card being Danne Honours' uncle's uncle and author of what Mr. Honour describes as the best article he's seen on the color Buff. Included in Honours' PDF compilation on "Buff Coluoration", titled "The True Gospel of The Color Buff". So now I see Card saying also Black is involved in making perfect Red. And also orange?!? That's a new one to me. I never thought of chickens as being orange. What do you suppose he means by "orange"?
Best,
Karen
Oh there are two more Card articles in this great book! I am reading one on Surface Color Diagrams now. So very helpful! What a great book!

ok so it seems the proper red color is balanced combination of the orange
( showing improperly in the pumpkin neck), the recessive black factors ,
and the true red? Am I even close here?

Glad you found it useful. I believe it is a combination of red, orange, and black.

 

[3riverschick]

Hi,
I have another question. This time about showing. If you a had show foundation flock
which hadn't produced descendants yet ( because you had just obtained them) ,
would you show them or keep them home until the next generation was produced?
I want to take my White Chanties to Columbus so badly but don't know if it is wise.
Thanks for all your help!
Karen

 

[daxigait]

@Ur-ur-ur-urrrSo did you ever finish the coop? How are the birds you got from Matt doing?

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Hi,
I have another question. This time about showing. If you a had show foundation flock
which hadn't produced descendants yet ( because you had just obtained them) ,
would you show them or keep them home until the next generation was produced?
I want to take my White Chanties to Columbus so badly but don't know if it is wise.
Thanks for all your help!
Karen

There are no rules against showing someone else's work. It boils down to what you want to do. Personally, I wouldn't. If I have show worthy birds from my matching and mating, then I'll consider it.

 

[3riverschick]

There are no rules against showing someone else's work. It boils down to what you want to do. Personally, I wouldn't. If I have show worthy birds from my matching and mating, then I'll consider it.

I was worried about them catching ill or something.Do you think that is a legitimate worry? Of course I would tell anyone who asked I didn't breed them. I just wanted the experts to lok at the birds I will be starting out with.
It helps to have all the good opinions one can when planning breedings.
Best,
Karen

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

@Ur-ur-ur-urrr So did you ever finish the coop? How are the birds you got from Matt doing?

Hi, daxi. Yes, I finished the coop just before New Year.



The birds from Matt are doing great. I'm fixing to separate them and start hatching babies.

 

[cmom]

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He is handsome.

 

[cmom]

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I had a young girl buy one of my Buff Orpington cockerels several years ago (I don't raise them anymore) and show him in the youths and got 1st place with him and at another show another young girl bought a RIR cockerel and at the next show showed him and got a champion with him. It didn't bother me. I was happy that they did so well. This is just my opinion.

 

[cmom]

I think I'm going to bring some of my RC RIR's to the next show.