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Asmorilda said:
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I got my first Reese line birds several years ago at a poultry show in Lake City, Florida. I do not know for sure but think the fellows name was Brian Simmons. He told me they were from the Reese line. I did breed them and show them at others shows but only did fair with them. The a few years ago I got a quad (Reese line) from Matt (BYC, Matt1616) at the same poultry show. I then started breeding them. I entered the pullets from them in a future show and did much better. I have since sold all of the birds I got from the first breeder and now only have birds descended from the birds I got from Matt. Matt is a quality breeder.
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Matt1616 said:
Did you get your birds from Kenny Wayne?

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Hi Matt, Just now getting my messages. My computer has been in the shop. No, I didn't get my birds from Kenny. I don't know Kenny Wayne. I am very new to raising chickens, have little knowledge on the Mohawk line or who breeds &/or sells them. We got our birds from a local breeder here in MS. He had hatched some eggs & sold the chicks during the spring & had only 5 chicks left in June. He had decided to discontinue this line & when we showed up looking for Rhode Island Reds, those are the ones he had. We were not familiar with the Mohawk line but since that was all he had, we bought them. Since then, I have researched & read about the line & it seems fate smiled upon us in a big way. Seems we were in the right place at the right time. We ended up with 3 roosters & 2 pullets. We are hoping to find more pullets to expand our flock. Do you still breed & sell the Mohawk Rhode Island Reds?
 
cmom said:
I got my first Reese line birds several years ago at a poultry show in Lake City, Florida. I do not know for sure but think the fellows name was Brian Simmons. He told me they were from the Reese line. I did breed them and show them at others shows but only did fair with them. The a few years ago I got a quad (Reese line) from Matt (BYC, Matt1616) at the same poultry show. I then started breeding them. I entered the pullets from them in a future show and did much better. I have since sold all of the birds I got from the first breeder and now only have birds descended from the birds I got from Matt. Matt is a quality breeder.
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I have never been to the show in Florida. I'm sure I would enjoy it. I'm still learning about the line & the qualities of the breed. I was told our birds were descended from an old line out of Georgia. After reading about the breed, I wonder if that was Mrs. Donaldson's line. I know so little about the line that I wouldn't know how to tell but I do know the breeder would not have told me such if he didn't know it or believe it to be true. I hope to share pictures as soon as I can take a few of them. The updates on my phone have taken up so much "space" that I can no longer even take a picture.
 
SallyinIndiana said:
I have a few Mohawk line descendant RIR hens for sell. But I'm not that close to you. I'm in south central Indiana.

I have RIR roosters for sell too. I just sold 15 today as chicken dinners. We have already processed enough for our family so any non breeders are getting sold as fast as I can.
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Matt, I would love to talk to you about your birds for sale. I would also like to ask a question. I have been reading about the Mohawk RIR breed & saw where some of the birds have amber color eyes & some have red eyes. What is the difference in these 2 lines?
 
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...what say ye...these are from Thomas Jefferson lineage..4 mo in this pic
 
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chickenWill said:
...what say ye...these are from Thomas Jefferson lineage..4 mo in this pic
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Leggs should be yellow horn. The body does not make a brick so the shape is off. The color is light too.

I think they are what is called a production red--At some time they came from a Hatchery. They are likely very nice chickens but would not do well at an APA Poultry show that judges based on the Standard Of Perfection for the RIR breed.

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This one looks like a production red too.
 

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