The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

[Fred's Hens]

On the road, so I cannot crop a photo to load, but this year's group is just now maturing to the place of decisions.

We have a pullet or two that are doing well. A few K's are looking like keepers too. Hopefully, I can post a Nelson photo or two next week. Here's just a rough photo. Holding his leg up, which tilt him backward, but you get the idea on this young, young, male. 5 months.

 

[NeilsHamburgs]

Fred you finally got your white rocks?

 

[cmom]

On the road, so I cannot crop a photo to load, but this year's group is just now maturing to the place of decisions.

We have a pullet or two that are doing well. A few K's are looking like keepers too. Hopefully, I can post a Nelson photo or two next week. Here's just a rough photo. Holding his leg up, which tilt him backward, but you get the idea on this young, young, male. 5 months.

Are the other birds RIW?

 

[Fred's Hens]

I have to thank Ken Weaver for all his help and wonderful assistance in procuring the White Rocks. There are a few different lines of White Rocks that both Ken and I are evaluating and breeding and will make some ultimate decisions about.

No one, well, no one I know and certainly not me, can run 3 lines of Rocks and do justice to the variety. My "preferences" concerning the lines is coming into focus. Just need more time.

 

[bluebirdnanny]

I need to learn to take better photos! Fred yours always look great. Mine always look lighter and blotchy when I take pictures, even of the ones I think are nice coloring in real life.

Anxious to see what next years breeding shows. I think it will be one more year before I have enough to be really picky about breeding keepers.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Taking photos of the rich, deep coloration of a true bred Red is frustrating to me. I am such a poor photographer and envy those who can use a great camera to better capture these birds. My photography simply cannot capture these birds. Frankly, the only way to really appreciate these birds is to see them in person. 99% of the folks on this site have never seen a true bred Red. That's a real shame.

I've had folks who've never been around chickens and know nothing about them walk by a fenced run with a Nelson cockbird standing there and those folks always come to a dead stop. They stand and gawk. The comment I hear most often is, "I know absolutely nothing about chickens, but that bird is positively stunning".

To me? This is what a true bred bird can do and only a true bred bird.

 

[Fred's Hens]

This Red made Reserve American at the Ohio National last weekend. Congrats!!! Good to see a Red do so well.

 

[cmom]

This is not a recent picture but is a picture though not the best picture of my young boy that took Champion American at the Central Florida Poultry Breeders Association poultry show last month. His sister also took Champion American. I will attempt to get some better pictures.

 

[pathornton]

Mr. Fred. You obviously have an eye for these birds. Id love an honest critique of my birds if you dont mind. I just wanna be sure about what i need to be trying to achieve and the easiest way i know to learn is by someone pointing out the shortcomings of something i can look at on a day to day basis

 

[pathornton]

Sorry for the picture quality, or lack thereof. Ha