The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

[immyjay54]

I heard one guy hooked a electic fence up to his males leg for four seconds. Did not work to curl the tail ended up with a exta toe growing out.

Maybe if he does it for two seconds it will work. Going to Wall Mart to buy me some gum Jimmy. Going to try to watch football, fishing chew gum and check the forums on the computer at one time tonight. Steping it up a notch.

GEAUX TIGERS
ROLL TIDE.

Hey Bob, it's rubbing off. Oh my gosh. Don't try cutting your toe nail while doing all those other things. I can see the cock birds now with kinky perms on the tails. lol
I was serious about the curl in the tails. Some breeds seem to start to get the more full tails quicker and some tend to look like Alfalfa from the Little Rascals only sticking out instead of up.

 

[immyjay54]

Chris,

When I started working on the birds I got from Ricky's flock I would say that the female side was in much better shape than the male side. I think this was a blessing for me. I forced me to build up my male side from these good females.
My original males had much longer tails than my current males, who have what I consider a medium tail.

By using these females I believe it pulled the type back out on the male side. Good lesson learned as to the importance of both sides of the strain.

Still have plenty of work to do, but that is the fun of this hobby. Not sure if I would like it as much if every bird hatched was an exact clone.
Then there would be no need for me to take my old milk crate into a pen and sit for hours and select my breeders. Which is some mighty fine relaxation.
By the way that old crate gets me down at just the right eye level.

Ron

Good Post Ron !!!!!!!!!! You sound like me when I was in with the horse for so many years. Everyone always talked about the Stud horse but it takes that nice mare to produce those drop dead babies also. Like Bob has on his site, The secret's in the female. Got to look at both.
Jim

 

[catdaddyfro]

Good Post Ron !!!!!!!!!! You sound like me when I was in with the horse for so many years. Everyone always talked about the Stud horse but it takes that nice mare to produce those drop dead babies also. Like Bob has on his site, The secret's in the female. Got to look at both.
Jim

I'd say its at least 50/50 ratio on either one,

on all the extras, toes, heads, feet an all, those could be introduced from either side. I'd reckon.

Chris I'd say its easier to shorten that tail in future breedings than it is to make it longer from using too short in tail birds, for sure. J/S IMO

Jeff

 

[Robert Blosl]

From about 15 years ago. six month old male I raised his tail was the last to track in and he had a great tail at 11 months of age. Down here the heat effects the tracking and the rate of the feathers to some degree. Never seen this before only down here with my large fowl.


I have seen this tail issue before with some strains even mine and Mr. Reese. When they go up to the mid west they sometimes mutate some for some reason. I be leave once the Illinois strain get adjusted to the heat and humidity of Baldwin Country Alabama where I had them for many years the old tails will be back. I did not see this in my years with them down here.. My little Mohawk bantams have great curled fully furnished tails for over 20 years as I shrunk them down to bantams.

I am not worried about it one bit.

The half and half males seem to be on the money with their tails. Their sires an dams came from Callahan Florida which is closer to the equator than my location for heat and humidity. Just got to work on it and some be leave that the female has more influence for type than color I use to think its a 50 50 issue and I am putting breeding pressure more on my female look than my males in the next three years .

 

[sgribble]

Thanks for all the nice comments on the cockerel everyone. Chris I don't think I will be culling that bird because of the tail....I read all those comments on your post on facebook and I think what really matters is if the bird is BALANCED.....

 

[sgribble]

Here is a Roberts line cockerel but not a good pic.

 

[ronott1]

Here is a Roberts line cockerel but not a good pic.

Hi looks very Fancy.

 

[lualshannon]

My RIRs ( Ron Fogle, birds) are now 5 mos. old, and I think their molt is over. They are not the easiest to photograph and capture their magnificent, deep colors. Contrary to their reputation of being not so gentle, I find them to be very calm, sweet birds who gets along with everyone. They have always been one of my very favorite breed.

I did have a beautiful quad; but, unfortunately, 4 wks. ago, a Bobcat killed my lovely pullet, and my beloved Jubilee Orp. head rooster. He died fighting to save his flock. It was a horrific experience which I shall never forget, and I miss both my birds very much.

Now I have a trio which I love very much, and appreciate their beauty, and wonderful temperament.

Lual

 

[RoseMarie1]

Here you go Bob...


Yea, I just read what everyone says then make up my own mind.....If I screw them up I'll just have to start over! I do want to clear out some of my breeds so I can concentrate on my Reds both the large and the Bantams....Maybe keep the White Rocks too!

Chris

I REALLY REALLY like the look of this black and white pic. I love blocky looking chickens, shorter and blocky. I hope I don't offend anyone by saying that since I know you guys are really into what you do here.

But I just like them. I had originally planned on keeping #1 and 7 of my RIR's but when I got to looking at them I decided on #1 and 13 after I chatted with you all on here. I don't know IF I chose well or not since I am a beginner. BUT they did have the square-ish back of them all. Can't compare them to y'alls but gotta start learning this so I figured I might as well start trying now.

 

[Chris Herzog]

Thanks for all the nice comments on the cockerel everyone. Chris I don't think I will be culling that bird because of the tail....I read all those comments on your post on facebook and I think what really matters is if the bird is BALANCED.....

I agree! I think he looks balanced as well and wish I had him over here to enter in our show Nov 9th.