The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

[cmom]

Quote: I have 5' wire. Houdini has always been able to escape what ever coop and pen I put her in but not anymore. Since she wouldn't stay in any pen she is in my project coop and pen.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

It's official... I'm now a card-bearing member of RIRCA.

Okay, I don't actually have a card (at least not yet), but I did receive the Jan. edition of Red Chronicles...

 

[cmom]

It's official... I'm now a card-bearing member of RIRCA.

Okay, I don't actually have a card (at least not yet), but I did receive the Jan. edition of Red Chronicles...

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

 

[cmom]

I'm working on my Rose Comb RIR's. Just put more of their eggs in the incubator. One of my males and a female did pretty good at the last show but not too many people show them. Same with the Rhode Island Whites. One of my RC RIW's did get Best of Breed but very few people raise them.

Patty, with DH. She loves him and will find him. If he doesn't pay attention to her she will give him a peck to get his attention.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

RC's are probably more popular in the northern states. Glad yours placed well at the show. Good luck with this hatch!

Sounds like Patty's a little spoiled...

 

[gander007]

It's official... I'm now a card-bearing member of RIRCA.

Okay, I don't actually have a card (at least not yet), but I did receive the Jan. edition of Red Chronicles...

Right on

 

[cmom]

I hope I get to see some gourd-headed chicks in the near future.

I'm only halfway through day 4...

I gently candled the eggs the day they arrived, and carefully traced the outlines of the air cells. There were many that were wobbly, but none detached. The markings on these eggs aren't the actual air cell size (though some seemed a bit large), but simply to show the range of travel. I've never set eggs with wobbly/saddled air cells, so I don't know what to expect. If I were guessing, I'd say the air cells will fill the outlined areas as they grow. When I took this picture, I noticed a dark area under the marked air cells in the front row. I hope those aren't the air cells! I won't candle again until Wednesday (day 7), and I'll know more then.



PS: Beautiful chicks. Just curious... what is it that you see in chick #3 that makes you think it's likely a cockerel?

All of my #5 eggs hatched. I had them all in one hatcher and everyone hatched 100%. I usually have very good hatches but hardly ever 100&. I know it's not the same when you ship eggs. A couple of years ago I got
3 out of 15 on RIR shipped eggs, one male and 2 females.

 

[joelducusin]

Can somebody tell me the cure for these chick?

 

[cmom]

Can somebody tell me the cure for these chick?

Don't know. I guess I'm missing something.