The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

[farmboss]

I heard there is a guy in Illinois that has them but that's a long at to go for chickens

Would it be better to get eggs or just buy chicks
I do have an incubator

 

[cmom]

Some breeders do sell eggs. The problem with shipped eggs is you never know. I ordered a dozen from a breeder of my Rose Comb RIR's. I got 15 eggs and 5 hatched. For whatever reason a couple had died so now I have 3 left. Luckily one is a cockerel with two pullets. There eggs are really close in coloring.

 

[farmboss]

I see you can follow people on here
Do you mind if I follow you and your 3 reds for awhile

 

[RedRidge]

I know it's probably a little weird but I like all my eggs to be close to the same shade of brown

All my RIR eggs are dark brown and look identical. Some lines are a much lighter brown. I didn't realize how much until I had a couple of project birds out of 2 other lines. But my best line I do not ever cross to the other lines and they stay very consistent. As a hint, that drive to IL would likely be worth it if it is who I think it is. He also ships day old chicks if you can get on his list early enough in the year.

 

[farmboss]

How many good RIR hens do you have
Do you ever part with any eggs

 

[cmom]

How many good RIR hens do you have
Do you ever part with any eggs

Yes, I'm going to run a test batch through soon but I have company coming so I'm not putting any eggs in the incubator until they leave. I don't want to have deal with chicks while they are here. I have an apartment I use as my hatchery but the company is going to be staying in it while they are here.





These are a few chicks from my last hatch.

 

[farmboss]

That looks awesome
Do you have any pictures of some your hens
If they are the kind we might strike a deal

 

[RedRidge]

How many good RIR hens do you have
Do you ever part with any eggs

Only the best 8 hens make it to the four breeding pens each year. I do ship eggs each spring but am not going to take any orders I haven't already received after the losses I've experienced this week. We've had no power or water since Monday, so I've lost an entire incubator of eggs. The first group of 30 is thankfully doing well. They were pictured right after hatch a few days back. They've spent the last 4 days in a dog crate next to my wood stove. It's been 60 degrees in this room all week, so hardiness apparently pays off as all chicks are doing well. And yes, I have litters of taboos in my basement also (I NEVER bring animals in the house). But the only water we have is the tub we filled on Monday. We're charging our cells phones once a day in the truck. Lol

 

[cmom]

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I have been in your shoes before. I bought a couple of auto jump starters, inverters and a cable that I could connect to my cigarette lighter in my car to charge the jump starters. I had lost power and I transferred the eggs to my styrofoam incubators.

 

[RedRidge]

How many good RIR hens do you have Do you ever part with any eggs

Only the best 8 hens make it to the four breeding pens each year. I do ship eggs each spring but am not going to take any orders I haven't already received after the losses I've experienced this week. We've had no power or water since Monday, so I've lost an entire incubator of eggs. The first group of 30 is thankfully doing well. They were pictured right after hatch a few days back. They've spent the last 4 days in a dog crate next to my wood stove. It's been 60 degrees in this room all week, so hardiness apparently pays off as all chicks are doing well. And yes, I have litters of taboos in my basement also (I NEVER bring animals in the house). But the only water we have is the tub we filled on Monday. We're charging our cells phones once a day in the truck. Lol

I have been in your shoes before. I bought a couple of auto jump starters, inverters and a cable that I could connect to my cigarette lighter in my car to charge the jump starters. I had lost power and I transferred the eggs to my styrofoam incubators.

Oh, we have a genie and battery bank, we simply didn't have the switch box wired yet. ;-) You can bet that'll move up the priority list once we thaw out. But hauling hundreds of gallons of water to the large livestock and keeping it thawed was a much higher priority than saving 45 eggs.