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[NYREDS]

The female tail should only be carried 10 degrees above horizontal. If you lay a straight edge along her back in the picture I think you'll see she's about right.

 

[aoxa]

The female tail should only be carried 10 degrees above horizontal. If you lay a straight edge along her back in the picture I think you'll see she's about right.

Is her comb too small? It doesn't get much bigger when she is laying, but definitely less pale.

Thanks for your help

 

[Pault76]

We drove the 8 hrs to Lucasville last weekend. We loved it, those Radamacher birds are big.

My mohawks are taking their sweet time getting their feathers in. I can't find my camera or I would post up some pics.

 

[riftnreef]

There were some pretty massive Reds in Lucasville, but I was dissapointed to see none available in the sale pens. Is anyone going to have some LF Reds available for the Ohio Nationals next month? My daughter is chompin' at the bit to get a group going. I would be happy with a couple dozen hatching eggs to get her started if no started birds are available. If you think you have some, please PM me with details.

 

[Pault76]

Radamacher had some for sale. He was selling out of his trailer. He had some minorcas that if we would have had room in the car they would be living in Illinois.

 

[riftnreef]

Oh, now that just upsets me... I didn't see a single LF Red in the sale pens, so we just headed home after we got our bantam Reds from Bill Z. My daugther will be exhibiting at the Nationals, so hopefully we will have more time to meet and greet and hopefully find what we need. Would love to have something in place before we go though, maybe to pick up Friday evening so they will be home before the show even starts.

 

[OSUman]

I would think that there would be some fro sale at the Ohio Nationals. If you get the Poultry Press, some people list what shows they will be at and you can see if they have what you want.

Oh, now that just upsets me... I didn't see a single LF Red in the sale pens, so we just headed home after we got our bantam Reds from Bill Z. My daugther will be exhibiting at the Nationals, so hopefully we will have more time to meet and greet and hopefully find what we need. Would love to have something in place before we go though, maybe to pick up Friday evening so they will be home before the show even starts.

 

[Robert Blosl]

Oh, now that just upsets me... I didn't see a single LF Red in the sale pens, so we just headed home after we got our bantam Reds from Bill Z. My daugther will be exhibiting at the Nationals, so hopefully we will have more time to meet and greet and hopefully find what we need. Would love to have something in place before we go though, maybe to pick up Friday evening so they will be home before the show even starts.

Could you take some pictures of your daughters red bantams for us?

Some times like at the Ohio National they will have some they go fast. Have to act quick and get the cash out in a hurry.

There will be plenty of large fowl eggs and chicks in SEASON. Not today as no one has their breeding pens put together. Where the Radamaker birds BIG? If so how many pounds over standard weight would you guess.

Does any one know what the limit is for being over weight on a large fowl Red?

Do judges weigh birds at shows? If you protested a larger bird winning over your normal size Red what would be done by the show Sec and the Judge?

Big is not always better. I have seen light Brahmas so big they could not mate correctly and no baby chicks unless you did AI.

Most important thing is dont buy a bird from breeder A and a bird from breeder B then cross them. Just be patient and find a strain for you location where you live. New England area go with Don Nelson. South go with Matt 1616 for example in South West go with the Texas line of Lloyd Flanagan or the Ricky Bates line out of Arkansas. There are others but those just come to my mind and there are a few on this board who could supply you eggs as they are experts at shipping eggs the super star breeders your lucky if you could get ten 10 day started chicks and eggs are out of the question as they need them for them selves or chick orders.

 

[NYREDS]

Is her comb too small? It doesn't get much bigger when she is laying, but definitely less pale.
Thanks for your help

The Standard calls for a "medium" comb. Is her comb medium? I'm not sure if it is to everyone but it could be to some. this is one of those instances where it would help if the Standard was more specific. Medium is a relative term not an exact term. Looking at her comb I can't imagine it's size would be a deficit for either breeding or show. Comb size is a 1/2 to 1 point cut & the size discrepency would need to be extreme for the bird to lose the full point.

 

[aoxa]

The Standard calls for a "medium" comb. Is her comb medium? I'm not sure if it is to everyone but it could be to some. this is one of those instances where it would help if the Standard was more specific. Medium is a relative term not an exact term. Looking at her comb I can't imagine it's size would be a deficit for either breeding or show. Comb size is a 1/2 to 1 point cut & the size discrepency would need to be extreme for the bird to lose the full point.

Looking at a picture of her when she was laying, it did seem more medium.

and much more red. She's windblown here, and harassing my LGD in training, but you get the point