The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

[outback hatcher]

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my heritage reds
sorry about the one pic they didn't want to cooperate

my production reds

they are both 9 months old

 

[Chris09]

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I was wondering if you folks can point out what to look for when acquiring hens to verify they truly are RIRs

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A Red (Rhode Island Red) should look as close as passable to these 2 Black and White pictures.

They should have a brick shape to them with a long flat back with a tail angle of 20* for Males and 10* for the Females.
As for color, it said that leg and beak color should resemble the color of the bowl and mouthpiece of a corncob pipe. The shade or depth of the horn color you want is that of a well-used old-time corncob pipe. The true under color matches the color of a pack of Prince Albert pipe tobacco. If slate or smut is used, it should be the color of a totally smoked bowl of tobacco. In the vegetable section of the grocery store, is where you will find the true quill color and that is the dark blood-red shade of Binge Cherries.

This should get you started I posted a lot on here when the thread first started so you might want to go back and read some of that also you will wand to get a Standard of Perfection.

Here are some of mine,

Sorry for the bad pic.
Rose Comb Roster

Rose Comb Rooster

Rose Comb Hen

Single Comb Young Rooster

Couple of Rose Comb Hens in a breeding pen

Chris​

 

[Chris Herzog]

Why do some people refer to RIR's as SC Reds? What does SC stand for?

 

[OSUman]

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Single Comb

 

[Chris Herzog]

Thanks, I should have figured that out.

 

[lucky123]

I would like some opinions on this six month old cockeral. He's from Mr.Laney in S.C.

 

[cowboygourmet]

My grandaughter Kalee just had an awesome time at the Haynesville show.

She had Reserve Junior and Open Large fowl with a Buff Orp Cock bird and went on to win overall show Reserve champ with a Rhode Island Red cock. Of course that meant that she had champion Large Fowl also in the Junior and Open show

 

[FOGELLY]

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Looks good to me. Do you have any pictures from a different angle?

 

[aoxa]

The difference between a hatchery quality RIR and a heritage RIR is too drastic to describe.

Her neck seems to be a deeper red in these images. I checked her over after being told this should not be, and it must have been the sunlight hitting her shiny neck feathers.

 

[ChickInDelight]

The heritages are all so beautiful!

Do they lay an egg a day like my scraggly red yard birds? With all these breed standards, did I overlook quality of egg and meat?