The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

[catdaddyfro]

The LF Reds also did well in Texas this past weekend Lloyd Flanagans cockerel had best American and reserve Champion, Ruth Caron had reserve breed RIR cockerel (Radford line).

way to go guys n' gals and Reds

Jeff

 

[chixmix]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but a true heritage Rhode Island Red is slow to mature and I noticed a few larger birds on here that are only around 6 months old. If your RIR is growing that big that fast, it's not heritage. It's production.

 

[catdaddyfro]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but a true heritage Rhode Island Red is slow to mature and I noticed a few larger birds on here that are only around 6 months old. If your RIR is growing that big that fast, it's not heritage. It's production.

Yeah you ought to see them when they are fully grown

No, there's not too many "production types" posted on this particular thread, on the others now there are gobs of them.


Jeff

 

[chixmix]

Mine may be a little smallish then, they are supposed to be of E.W Reece Mohawk. I'm sure not pure tho, but they were advertised that way. Tell me what you think. This is the roo, I need to get better pics, maybe tomorrow if it's not too darned cold haha

 

[RedRidge]

At first glance their color and tail set tell me they are not true heritage birds.

 

[flowerchild59]

I picked up three eggs this am (in -4 degree weather) from my Underwood pullets, and they were 64 gm, 59, and 61 gms respectfully. I am very happy with their size of eggs. I am also very happy with the rosecombs. We have negative numbers today in southern Illinois, the high will only be 4. Single digits for about a week is expected. Winter sucks is all I can say.

 

[chixmix]

At first glance their color and tail set tell me they are not true heritage birds.

I don't think they are pure, but they definitely do have the bloodline I mentioned in them. I am going to work on them tho, I like the breed.

 

[Rancher3535]

We are cold here in Idaho but nothing like the Midwest and soon the East Coast. For those of you in that really cold like MN WI etc how do you keep your birds safe and warm in the winter time? I have heard that most run some kind of a gas heat in the coops but ouch that is expensive? Just curious because I am about to build a new poultry barn and looking for some ideas. So far most of my SC birds combs are ok which is a shocker usually they are frost bitten by now.

So what do you all do to keep ole man winter out of the chicken coop? Suggestions any one?

Rob

 

[Fred's Hens]

We are cold here in Idaho but nothing like the Midwest and soon the East Coast. For those of you in that really cold like MN WI etc how do you keep your birds safe and warm in the winter time? I have heard that most run some kind of a gas heat in the coops but ouch that is expensive? Just curious because I am about to build a new poultry barn and looking for some ideas. So far most of my SC birds combs are ok which is a shocker usually they are frost bitten by now.

So what do you all do to keep ole man winter out of the chicken coop? Suggestions any one?

Rob

The barn pens are dry. We use a heated water system for hydration and they get fed standard rations. That's it. Nothing particularly odd or unusual. The temperatures folks are experiencing the last few days are simply called normal up here. Happens every single year. Winter starts rolling in around Thanksgiving and we hope the snow is finally melted, in the shade, by the end of April. Shrug.

The birds do just fine. It's not like winter sneaks up on them. It's gradual. The Nelsons are doing just fine, are active, and haven't seem to even notice winter so far.

 

[catdaddyfro]

The barn pens are dry. We use a heated water system for hydration and they get fed standard rations. That's it. Nothing particularly odd or unusual. The temperatures folks are experiencing the last few days are simply called normal up here. Happens every single year. Winter starts rolling in around Thanksgiving and we hope the snow is finally melted, in the shade, by the end of April. Shrug.

The birds do just fine. It's not like winter sneaks up on them. It's gradual. The Nelsons are doing just fine, are active, and haven't seem to even notice winter so far.

here in the deep south 15 degrees doesn't just sneak up it hits bottom like a rock and really messes stuff up, we like it when ya'll keep that up your way Fred put the gate back up LOL

Jeff