The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

[Matt1616]

Matt,
I have a question for you. My boy that took Champion American had cut his comb a few days prior to the show. When I bathed him for the show I tried to clean the dried blood off but is wasn't coming off and had scabbed over. Now it is healed and the scab has fallen off but his comb looks more separated between the middle 2 points where it was cut. How much does the comb count in the shows?

Alieda

P.S. I was considering taking him to Lake City but he is going into one of my breeding pens.

The cuts are minimal for a comb. If it was a big glaring issue that just really jumped out at you then it will probably jump out at the judge as well so I probably wouldn't show him if it was bad and I would show him if it wasn't.

Matt

 

[cmom]

Quote: Since the scab has come off the cut was deeper than I originally thought and the separation is more apparent. I'll take some pictures.

Alieda

 

[pathornton]

Why do you need new blood?

Matt

Maybe i dont. I dunno, when i was much younger we bred game chickens, lots of game chickens. We would line breed of course, but after a few generations the birds seemed to not be as good as generations before. Bringing in a new line, as long as it was a good line, positively affected size and vigor. Would think it would be the same with the reds. Am i wrong?

 

[Fred's Hens]

A few years back, Jimmie was kind enough to see that I got some Nelson birds. Just a few, just a bare minimum "start". I have always expressed my gratefulness to Jim for his kindness. I wanted the line and Jim knew I would like them. My desires and tastes are my own. I'm old and Jim also understood that. LOL

Anyhow, from that start, we've been breeding them now for awhile and while the offspring have been inconsistent, we're now at the point where we have the numbers needed to start being fussy and picky and breeding better birds. We adore them. There simply are no other words than adore.

Bill Post aka NYReds who had one side of this line for many years, putting tails on them to suit him, has been very kind and invaluable to me as a mentor of sorts, in working with them. Most folks realize that Don Nelson made up his line from many pieces and parts, blending them skillfully into some of the finest Reds ever to grace this planet. Under Don's skillful hands, the birds won about everything there was to win in the show hall.

It is probably good to remind myself and by that, to remind others that when you get a "start" that's what you're getting. A start. Then, it is up to your eye, your wisdom or folly, what they becomes over the subsequent generations. No "line" just holds together by magic, in my view. I've seen folks take great birds and mess them up in short order. I'm old enough to seen this repeated many times over. I've also seen folks take birds and make them better and better because they learn, they grow and they have the eye, the commitment and the knack.

So, again. Thanks to Jim for our start. We love these Nelsons and I believe the subsequent generations are really awesome birds. The most people friendly birds I've ever been around is just a little bonus.

 

[pathornton]

Oh and to clarify Matt i wasn't implying that anything was wrong or lacking in your line of birds, To my untrained eye they look as good or better than any ive seen. I'm just getting started and definitely dont need anything as of yet. Was mostly just making a joke that it seems that the majority of RIR's for many, many miles around here originated from you lol

 

[bluebirdnanny]

I wondered where you've been Jimmy. When Bob passed the list got quiet.
Great to hear from you.

Yeah, Jimmy we missed you!!!

 

[Acable14]

Does cackle hatchery have heritage rhode island red?

 

[ronott1]

Does cackle hatchery have heritage rhode island red?

Hackle does not have heritage Reds. The best quality that is from a place like a hatchery is from Dick Horstman. He is more like a big breeder operation though since he does show some of his poultry.

The lines that are on this thread are worth waiting for though.

 

[immyjay54]

Yeah, Jimmy we missed you!!!

 

[immyjay54]

A few years back, Jimmie was kind enough to see that I got some Nelson birds. Just a few, just a bare minimum "start". I have always expressed my gratefulness to Jim for his kindness. I wanted the line and Jim knew I would like them. My desires and tastes are my own. I'm old and Jim also understood that. LOL

Anyhow, from that start, we've been breeding them now for awhile and while the offspring have been inconsistent, we're now at the point where we have the numbers needed to start being fussy and picky and breeding better birds. We adore them. There simply are no other words than adore.

Bill Post aka NYReds who had one side of this line for many years, putting tails on them to suit him, has been very kind and invaluable to me as a mentor of sorts, in working with them. Most folks realize that Don Nelson made up his line from many pieces and parts, blending them skillfully into some of the finest Reds ever to grace this planet. Under Don's skillful hands, the birds won about everything there was to win in the show hall.

It is probably good to remind myself and by that, to remind others that when you get a "start" that's what you're getting. A start. Then, it is up to your eye, your wisdom or folly, what they becomes over the subsequent generations. No "line" just holds together by magic, in my view. I've seen folks take great birds and mess them up in short order. I'm old enough to seen this repeated many times over. I've also seen folks take birds and make them better and better because they learn, they grow and they have the eye, the commitment and the knack.

So, again. Thanks to Jim for our start. We love these Nelsons and I believe the subsequent generations are really awesome birds. The most people friendly birds I've ever been around is just a little bonus.

Gee Fred, you made me a little pink in the cheeks with this post. ha, ha. Just kidding my friend. Thanks