The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

[xxIsabellaxx]

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Oh sorry. Thanks she's not doing well right now.

 

[Jake Levi]

Whats the problem ?

Snuffles ? Just down?

 

[NYREDS]

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Oh sorry. Thanks she's not doing well right now.

Are you talking about the bird in post #517 ? If so she's a production type Red. Her ground colour is much too light & those black spangles all over don't belong there. She looks like a healthy, well cared hen but certainly not what's being called a "Heritage" Red.

 

[Fred's Hens]

This is no doubt, a great hen. I have a dozen very similar to her. Wonderful personality, gentle, and lay every day. They are awesome production birds. They provide the steady basis of our small egg business. But, there's little doubt she's a production red.

 

[xxIsabellaxx]

Fred's Hens :

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/84752_dscn0944.jpg


This is no doubt, a great hen. I have a dozen very similar to her. Wonderful personality, gentle, and lay every day. They are awesome production birds. They provide the steady basis of our small egg business. But, there's little doubt she's a production red.

Thanks!​

 

[xxIsabellaxx]

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She has a problem in her stifle. She's very unballanced when she walks.

 

[xxIsabellaxx]

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Oh sorry. Thanks she's not doing well right now.

Are you talking about the bird in post #517 ? If so she's a production type Red. Her ground colour is much too light & those black spangles all over don't belong there. She looks like a healthy, well cared hen but certainly not what's being called a "Heritage" Red.

She moulted out and barely has any of those back spangles on her now.

 

[thea71701]

im new on here so i dont know how to post a pic but i have rose comb to. i love this thread it is the first one i have ever found. i love readin it.

 

[western edge]

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That is a major "downfall" with this line in that you have to hold on to them for a long time to tell if there going to be any good or not. Most of the roosters that I keep wont hit the breeding pen till there at least a year and a half to 2 years old and pullets don't start laying till there around a year old.

Chris

This is something Ive found out being new to the heritage breeds. My rose comb pullets are 11 months and have yet to start laying. Very slow maturing.

 

[denniselk]

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That is a major "downfall" with this line in that you have to hold on to them for a long time to tell if there going to be any good or not. Most of the roosters that I keep wont hit the breeding pen till there at least a year and a half to 2 years old and pullets don't start laying till there around a year old.

Chris

This is something Ive found out being new to the heritage breeds. My rose comb pullets are 11 months and have yet to start laying. Very slow maturing.

and I was thinking my birds just don't lay good. they're just about 11months old and just starting to lay