The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

[Beekissed]

I think that's my new goal...having birds worthy of stealing at a big poultry show.

THEN I would know I had arrived in the breeding world, right along with folks taking my eggs home to their 'bator to see if they could hatch out the magnificence of my line's genetics.

Sorry...ahem...must compose myself....

...just struck me as funny.

 

[kimberly35042]

 

[Fred's Hens]

Well Rich Vaughn had his #3 JG female taken from last weekend's show. When I messaged him with my condolences, Rich's attitude was great. He just sloughed it off and said he lots more birds at home and could make more.

When a junior gets their bird stolen, it can really be heartbreaking. Again, these incidences are admittedly very rare, thank God.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Let's get back to a more joyful discussion.

Here's #3 cockerel, the best of 2015. Here he is at 16-17 weeks and here he is today. His comb was never nice and even less so since being re-sculpted, so that's gonna take some work. Otherwise, he's a pretty good male.

 

[cmom]

Let's get back to a more joyful discussion.

Here's #3 cockerel, the best of 2015. Here he is at 16-17 weeks and here he is today. His comb was never nice and even less so since being re-sculpted, so that's gonna take some work. Otherwise, he's a pretty good male.

He is very handsome.

 

[cmom]

This is one of my boys that won a champion last year. He did cut his comb so not sure about entering him again. These are pictures before he went through his molt. He is with the old girls. The color in the pictures are deceptive. I know I have posted these pictures before. I just love them so much.




Pictures of his brothers.

Before he cut his comb.

One of my girls that got a champion too last year.



P.S. Don't forget Matt, I would like to get another cockerel from you at Lake City. Just a reminder.

 

[Asmorilda]

My, my, my, my, my! I'm away for a couple of days & miss all the fun. Some very good information & opinion has been shared. I appreciate you folks for answering my question about preference of line in RIRs. I have a lot of reading to do with all those great links too. Since I am totally ignorant about breeding for any particular trait, those sites are a very welcome addition to my reading lists. Thank you! Our RIRs are actually my husband's birds. I help take care of them but they are his. He has 3 roosters & 2 pullets. One pullet is smaller than the other though they are the same age. The pullets are dark but not as much as the roosters. He will not care if the best looking rooster breeds with the little pullet but I have reservations about that. That means, in my opinion, he has one pullet that should be used to breed more RIRs. His RIRs are 7 months old & don't really show any signs of being ready to breed...well, the roosters maybe but if so, just barely. The pullets still do not have red combs. They are darker pink than they were a couple of months ago but not red by any means. We are in no hurry though so, it's fine. Fred said he could pick his birds up & someone else said their birds were friendly too...something about them sort of being "underfoot" in the coop. When my husband's birds were chicks, I'd see them everyday, talk to them & often, pick them up & talk to them. Since they are bigger, I don't do that. They really don't like to be picked up. They are not friendly at all. They are not mean, just not friendly. My Orpingtons are very friendly. One pullet is the "underfoot" kind of bird. She won't leave me alone til I pick her up & visit a while. The others don't initiate a visit session but they don't mind my doing so. I don't know if I've ever mentioned the various birds we have. If I have, please forgive my forgetful mind. We have the RIRs, Orpingtons, EEs, Amerucanas, Crested Polish & Wyandottes. Frankly, we just love chickens. They are quite entertaining at times. As for egg production, we are excited to start getting eggs to build our flocks but in no huge hurry. Eggs for breakfast would be nice but if they don't lay an egg every day, or every other day even, we won't be upset. It's just the two of us. We can't eat an egg a day from each pullet / hen anyway. Just enjoying the experience for now & looking forward to growing & learning.

 

[Asmorilda]

I have 3 pair of reds ready now

Steve, Do you still have birds ready for sale? I have a friend who is looking. I need pullets but they need breeding pairs or trios. Thank you.

 

[sgribble]

I have about 5 cockerels and maybe a couple of females

 

[cmom]

My, my, my, my, my! I'm away for a couple of days & miss all the fun. Some very good information & opinion has been shared. I appreciate you folks for answering my question about preference of line in RIRs. I have a lot of reading to do with all those great links too. Since I am totally ignorant about breeding for any particular trait, those sites are a very welcome addition to my reading lists. Thank you! Our RIRs are actually my husband's birds. I help take care of them but they are his. He has 3 roosters & 2 pullets. One pullet is smaller than the other though they are the same age. The pullets are dark but not as much as the roosters. He will not care if the best looking rooster breeds with the little pullet but I have reservations about that. That means, in my opinion, he has one pullet that should be used to breed more RIRs. His RIRs are 7 months old & don't really show any signs of being ready to breed...well, the roosters maybe but if so, just barely. The pullets still do not have red combs. They are darker pink than they were a couple of months ago but not red by any means. We are in no hurry though so, it's fine. Fred said he could pick his birds up & someone else said their birds were friendly too...something about them sort of being "underfoot" in the coop. When my husband's birds were chicks, I'd see them everyday, talk to them & often, pick them up & talk to them. Since they are bigger, I don't do that. They really don't like to be picked up. They are not friendly at all. They are not mean, just not friendly. My Orpingtons are very friendly. One pullet is the "underfoot" kind of bird. She won't leave me alone til I pick her up & visit a while. The others don't initiate a visit session but they don't mind my doing so. I don't know if I've ever mentioned the various birds we have. If I have, please forgive my forgetful mind. We have the RIRs, Orpingtons, EEs, Amerucanas, Crested Polish & Wyandottes. Frankly, we just love chickens. They are quite entertaining at times. As for egg production, we are excited to start getting eggs to build our flocks but in no huge hurry. Eggs for breakfast would be nice but if they don't lay an egg every day, or every other day even, we won't be upset. It's just the two of us. We can't eat an egg a day from each pullet / hen anyway. Just enjoying the experience for now & looking forward to growing & learning.

Some of my birds will let me handle them and others don't want to be picked up but they are all friendly birds. I do keep a rather large flock. I breed RIR's and RIW's. One of the RIW's (Patty) just loves my husband and when I let them out she goes looking for him. Some of my birds have names but most don't.