The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

[CityHen-Indy]

 

[CityHen-Indy]

 

[Robert Blosl]

Some pictures. The younger birds are only 20 weeks so not much to look at. The last is a blur as my chickens are terrified of the camera.



The chicken area ant the back yard are a little bit of a mess right now as we have had some strong winds and little rain to make my grass green.

They are looking very nice and can not wait to see them when they are finished. From these you should have some nice breeders to use as I described in my series of mattings and line breeding. Do any of them have toe punches so you know what pens they came from?

 

[RedRidge]

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You guys are too funny.... I'm gone for 2 whole days and look at the trouble you get into.
Next you know Jimmy will be using colored vet wrap to hold his diapers on... and of course it will have a purpose... it will coincide with leg band colors.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

They are looking very nice and can not wait to see them when they are finished. From these you should have some nice breeders to use as I described in my series of mattings and line breeding. Do any of them have toe punches so you know what pens they came from?

No toe punches, but they came from Ron's line.
I'm keeping the 3 oldest roosters and rehoming the 3 younger roosters. I already rehomed one of the younger roosters and 2 of the 3 others are spoken for. I started out with 7 males and 4 females. But one female passed in her sleep. It happens, chicks are not the sturdiest things I've seen. Of my 3 females, 1 is 4 weeks younger than the other 2. The 2 oldest, there is one that is larger and faster growing than the other. She gets her feathers in faster too. I have my eye on her for sure. Of the males, they keep changing who I think is best. I started off with thinking #1 was great because he was the faster growing / feathering. Then around 12 weeks #2 started looking better so I started watching him real close. Now at 24 weeks #3, originally my 3rd choice is looking the best. He is not quite the heaviest that is still #1 but he has gotten my eye.

I keep reading your lessons on the different topics and the line breeding. It is interesting to me that inbreeding does not mess everything up. I know chickens are not people, but I won't tell them.
I think I will be trying to pick breeders by Thanksgiving. That puts the chickens at about 34 weeks for the older 5 and 30 weeks for the youngest hen. I want to grow my flock but I'm not sure I will be hatching eggs during all of March or early April this year.

 

[immyjay54]

You guys are too funny.... I'm gone for 2 whole days and look at the trouble you get into.
Next you know Jimmy will be using colored vet wrap to hold his diapers on... and of course it will have a purpose... it will coincide with leg band colors.

 

[Robert Blosl]

Quote: In breeding can be used if you know who is from what family. With no toe punches you can be breeding brother to sisters. Then you can paint yourself in a corner.

Pick the most vigorous ones and mate them to each other. You can always get another set of chicks or eggs from the breeder from a different family if the breeder remembers what he sent you.

Look forward to the pictures at full maturity. bob

 

[FOGELLY]

In breeding can be used if you know who is from what family. With no toe punches you can be breeding brother to sisters. Then you can paint yourself in a corner.

Pick the most vigorous ones and mate them to each other. You can always get another set of chicks or eggs from the breeder from a different family if the breeder remembers what he sent you.

Look forward to the pictures at full maturity. bob

She needs to know which birds she got from me and which she got from Pauletta.That would allow for birds from separate pens. I usually toe punch all of mine, but don't remember why these were not. Pauletta is the first person I helped get started with RIR and has some nice birds.

Ron

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Quote: The only Pauletta bird I was planning on keeping is the young hen. Her roosters don't like your roosters and since I wanted to keep 3 boys and there were 3 boys from your chicks, I choose them. I can still change that if need be. The roosters from Pauletta are 4 weeks younger and with my hopes of breeding starting early this year I also kept age in mind.

 

[Fred's Hens]

And……. if all goes well and as planned, I will be stopping by Sally's next month to pick up those cockerels anyhow.
An act of kindness on Sally's part for which I am grateful.