The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

[Robert Blosl]

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Thanks for taking the pictures. Are these the birds that you got from the fellow in Washington?

The male standing by the small building is that thier sire? Nice color and type. bob

 

[X2Farm]

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Yup, they are rather light. Heathen is a touch darker, but she hasn't had enough time away from a roo to grow out good feathers, unfortunately. She never seemed to molt last fall, or yet this winter. Turkey did a semi molt while she was broody from October till just after Christmas.

So the horn color in the beaks is a good indicator? Tanks beak is almost completely black on top, which I actually just noticed while I was taking pictures of him earlier today.

And I think Turkey is broody again... hopefully not though.

I should be able to seperate em out with Tank the cockerel here in a few weeks.

So it looks like my hurdles will be color and tail angle, while maintaining the brick shape. Alright, I can work with that!

Thanks for the compliments Bob. Means a lot! I try to do the best I can. As thier caretaker, I owe em my best and nothing less.

Stangely, I think I might have stumbled onto something. We've got a cattle molasses protein tub (250lb) out in the yard. Too heavy to move it at this point, so it's been tipped over in the yard to keep from holding water. The Red boys have been going over every now and then, and picking at it, since about the November. I'm thinking that has been sort of a booster for em. Even though it wasn't intended. Has me thinking that it might be a good idea to break chunks off and put em in some kinda holder for the rest of the birds, and see how that does. I understand the molasses isn't good for em, in large quantities, but they don't gorge on it, and still eat thier regular feed and free range as well....so with all the extra vitamins and such in it, it seems to be doin em well.

Ok, scuse my rambling...

dennis, lovely Reds!!!

 

[Robert Blosl]

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Kathy do you still have the male that is in picture number 1169? I think I know where this rooster came from and I think I have seen a male that was his relative. Was just looking at the ealry pages of this thread. I would love to see a picture of him in the same spot or area in the same side angle. Bob

 

[denniselk]

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Thanks for taking the pictures. Are these the birds that you got from the fellow in Washington?

The male standing by the small building is that thier sire? Nice color and type. bob

yes there are from Ken Duvall
no
But i was told he is Underwood blood lines from Betsy Muehleip

 

[Robert Blosl]

Very good I could not think of Kens name last night and the birds are all Gary Underwood blood lines which are about 45 years old. He still helps this lady put her matings togeather each year. She has Rose Comb Reds as well and has a web site. Nice looking birds. bob

 

[punky rooster]

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Bob I think I found that site, very nice birds!

 

[denniselk]

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I have about thirty baby chicks so far this year
Started hatching in October

 

[Robert Blosl]

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Bob I think I found that site, very nice birds!

If you get a chance could you post the site address for our friends?

I could write a book about Gary Underwood. I spent a night and and a half a day with him when I lived in Wisconsin at his home and he gave me free five dozen eggs. He is the number one on the list of my mentors in breeding R I Reds . His father George sent me my first Rhode Island Red Large fowl as a 12 year old boy. The trio and the shipping of these birds in a wooden box on Rail Way Express from Custer Park Illinois to Centralia Washington took four days. Total cost to a junior? $25. do you see why I want to help people learn how to breed Rhode Island Reds. It was fellows like George Underwood who helped me out and he told me you must latter help others to pay me back for helping you.
I hope I have made him proud. He was one of the greatest color breeders of Rhode Island Reds that ever lived. bob

 

[mixedchickens]

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Bob I think I found that site, very nice birds!

If you get a chance could you post the site address for our friends?

I could write a book about Gary Underwood. I spent a night and and a half a day with him when I lived in Wisconsin at his home and he gave me free five dozen eggs. He is the number one on the list of my mentors in breeding R I Reds . His father George sent me my first Rhode Island Red Large fowl as a 12 year old boy. The trio and the shipping of these birds in a wooden box on Rail Way Express from Custer Park Illinois to Centralia Washington took four days. Total cost to a junior? $25. do you see why I want to help people learn how to breed Rhode Island Reds. It was fellows like George Underwood who helped me out and he told me you must latter help others to pay me back for helping you.
I hope I have made him proud. He was one of the greatest color breeders of Rhode Island Reds that ever lived. bob

Bob,
I am so glad that there are breeders out there like you that are willing to help us learn the old and new ways....thanks

 

[X2Farm]

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If you get a chance could you post the site address for our friends?

I could write a book about Gary Underwood. I spent a night and and a half a day with him when I lived in Wisconsin at his home and he gave me free five dozen eggs. He is the number one on the list of my mentors in breeding R I Reds . His father George sent me my first Rhode Island Red Large fowl as a 12 year old boy. The trio and the shipping of these birds in a wooden box on Rail Way Express from Custer Park Illinois to Centralia Washington took four days. Total cost to a junior? $25. do you see why I want to help people learn how to breed Rhode Island Reds. It was fellows like George Underwood who helped me out and he told me you must latter help others to pay me back for helping you.
I hope I have made him proud. He was one of the greatest color breeders of Rhode Island Reds that ever lived. bob

Bob,
I am so glad that there are breeders out there like you that are willing to help us learn the old and new ways....thanks

I gotta agree. Bob, you've been an inspiration. Thank you for that!