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As Steven said...the 2015 Rhode Island Red Club National is a being held at the show in Knoxville, Tennnesse on December 5th. We will also have our yearly National meeting at this show. All Rhode Island Red Club members are welcome to attend the meeting at the show.

If you are not a member of the Rhode Island Red Club I encourage you to join. We have some exciting new things that are going to happen in the near future and it also gives you an opportunity to support the most recognized breed of chicken in the world.

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Hi. I got two Rhode island red chicks fromna friend. They said they were heritage and, not knowing much about the breed I came here to read up. Long story short, I gather that there are more than one type of Rhode island red. One of my chicks is really light and one is darker and has the chipmunk stripes. Is this common for a heritage red?
Does it tell me anything about what they will look like when they grow up?

Thank you.
 
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When it comes to assessing the quality or bloodline of a fowl, the term Heritage doesn’t indicate much of anything. The American Livestock Conservancy labels the Rhode Island Red as an American heritage breed. You will see anyone selling Rhode Island Reds (quality fowl from a breeder or production Reds from a hatchery) advertised with terms such as “Heritage”.

More than one type of Rhode Island Red?
There are different bloodlines. There are also single and rose comb Rhode Island Reds. Hatcheries also sell birds called Rhode Island Reds, and they are very different from the old standard bred fowl.

Chick down coloration can vary amongst the bloodlines. My Mohawks are all an orange red color, but I used to have some Rhode Island Reds as a child where the males would hatch lighter in color then the female. I've never seen dark chipmunk (I used to breed Partridge Chanteclers, so that is what I am imagining) stripes on a Rhode Island Red, but have heard of stripping on RIR before. If curious, you are best off asking the breeder of the bloodline you purchased from.
 
PeckinGorgeous said:
Hi. I got two Rhode island red chicks fromna friend. They said they were heritage and, not knowing much about the breed I came here to read up. Long story short, I gather that there are more than one type of Rhode island red. One of my chicks is really light and one is darker and has the chipmunk stripes. Is this common for a heritage red?
Does it tell me anything about what they will look like when they grow up?

Thank you.
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Can you post some pictures? These are some of my heritage RIR chicks.









These are RSL and more of my RIR chicks.
 
RhodeRunner said:
When it comes to assessing the quality or bloodline of a fowl, the term Heritage doesn’t indicate much of anything. The American Livestock Conservancy labels the Rhode Island Red as an American heritage breed. You will see anyone selling Rhode Island Reds (quality fowl from a breeder or production Reds from a hatchery) advertised with terms such as “Heritage”.

More than one type of Rhode Island Red?
There are different bloodlines. There are also single and rose comb Rhode Island Reds. Hatcheries also sell birds called Rhode Island Reds, and they are very different from the old standard bred fowl.

Chick down coloration can vary amongst the bloodlines. My Mohawks are all an orange red color, but I used to have some Rhode Island Reds as a child where the males would hatch lighter in color then the female. I've never seen dark chipmunk (I used to breed Partridge Chanteclers, so that is what I am imagining) stripes on a Rhode Island Red, but have heard of stripping on RIR before. If curious, you are best off asking the breeder of the bloodline you purchased from.
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There are other posts on different threads on BYC addressing chicks with chipmunk markings. With most any breed the chicks can have chipmunk markings but as they loose their down and get their feathers their chipmunk markings disappear. I also have Reese/Mohawk Rhode Island Reds. I do refer to the pure RIR's as heritage. The chicks do vary somewhat in lightness and darkness of their down but as they get their feathers the darker red/mahogany color is apparent. Bob Blosl (RIP)the starter of this thread named it "The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site". I believe his intentions was to show and educate people that there is a difference in the pure (heritage) Rhode Island Reds. I know I have posted this before, http://bloslspoutlryfarm.tripod.com/id64.html. I also raise Rhode Island Whites. Rhode Island Red Club of America.



https://www.facebook.com/groups/RCRIW/
 
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