The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

[Fred's Hens]

Since Nanny's C is a high quality male, I'd want any decent pullet she might get, If she gets any, to go back under the sire. Those K's just don't bring anything to the program of improvement.

 

[Chris09]

In the neck there is a lot of lacing, that lacing will give you a ton of head aches down the road when working on color.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Are you referring to the black "collars" on these K's lower hackles? Yes, I noticed that. That's a new expression in this line. We hadn't seen that before. When you stir up the gene pool, ya never know what's gonna surface.
Is that what you were referring to?

 

[Chris09]

Ya the black in the neck or ''collars''.
You are right when you start stirring the pot any thing will pop up.

When that black starts showing up you can also start getting black in the wing bow and in the breast.

 

[cmom]

Central Florida Poultry Breeders Association Show, Inverness, FL.
Next show will be October 25th, 2014
9:00 AM TO 4:00 PM
Citrus County Fairgrounds
3600 South Florida Ave.
Inverness, Florida
(U.S. Highway 41 South - 1.5 miles south of the intersection of U.S. highways 44 & 41)
Show Catalog ---> TBA when available
Entry Form ---> TBA when available

 

[Lewis Farms]

Our boy is 17 weeks old. Any thoughts on his color and conformation? He is getting darker and darker every day. Worth breeding? He for sure has the black/blue neck collar gene referred to below.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Our boy is 17 weeks old. Any thoughts on his color and conformation? He is getting darker and darker every day. Worth breeding? He for sure has the black/blue neck collar gene referred to below.

No, not worth breeding at all. This is a hatchery quality bird, and production red. Sorry.

 

[Fred's Hens]

@ Lewis Farms These birds show what a true bred, Rhode Island Red, and this thread is all about.

Long, oblong, brick shaped bodies, rich, dark mahogany feathering, Perhaps you'll be able to get started soon with some real Rhode Island Reds.

 

[Irishhenman]

@ Lewis Farms These birds show what a true bred, Rhode Island Red, and this thread is all about. Long, oblong, brick shaped bodies, rich, dark mahogany feathering, Perhaps you'll be able to get started soon with some real Rhode Island Reds.

That top one isn't a Rhode Island Red is it?

 

[Fred's Hens]

Irish hen man, sometimes my computer skills lack a bit. I changed out that photo for this.