The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

[Chris09]

Would you write out in words exactly what that is? Thanks.

Basically it is a defect in the wing that allows the wing to overlap as you see in the picture I re posted of your bird.
If I remember correctly it is a genetic problem.

Chris

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Here you go, Bob

That is one good look'n feller!

 

[Robert Blosl]

Pretty good for a Cock bird most of the time we see nice cockerels when you see a hen like the pullet that was mated to this male last year that produced that Grand Champion of the show male a few weeks ago. She drove me nuts as a pullet with one of the best back spread tails a Tee Pee type tail that you dream of and as a hen she looks just as nice as she was at seven months of age.

She will look like that when she is five years old that is the traits you breed for in your reds and when you go to someones home and look at their flock you see old hens and cock birds this flashy you know they got a great line or strain.

Thanks for posting the picture I could not get it into my computer from the email Matt sent me. I learned how to do it now.

In regards to the names of the Red Breeders I posted a few days ago I have been asked to have this used as a article so going to rewrite this into a article. May call it How to Get Started in Large Fowl Rhode Island Reds.

I have gotten allot of request for chicks for you folks. State in your personnel message or email to me if you want large fowl or bantams and if you want to SHOW them or just want them like your grandma had when you where a kid. We have about four matings and some will be ready sooner next year than others.

Also, for you egg buyers sorry no spare eggs to waist at the post office we need every chick we can hatch. If you want eggs you will have to watch the sales area on this site for eggs being sold. If I am getting started I don't want eggs I want ten day old chicks maybe five or ten. Then I can pick out two pairs and your are set for years. I started with two hens and one pullet 30 years ago. I hatched 50 chicks that year. I had more birds then I could sake a stick with.

Glad there is a interest in Large Fowl Reds this year.

I even got orders yesterday for Red Bantam Mohawk chicks. The people cant have large fowl but want the Red chicken in their limited space. There is no better bantam for the small flock owner for eggs, meat and looks than a Mohawk R I Red Bantam and they will sit in the spring and hatch chicks for you as a bonus.

Hope to see more pictures of your birds thanks for keeping this thread going for over two years. bob

 

[JamesA]

OK its a beautiful day again so I took a few more pictures of my RIR's before it gets cold for the winter.I have fell in love with these birds!!!! I'm not going to be showing any of these birds but any help on picking out which roo to use as my breeder would be appreciated.I already have one roo picked out for one breeding but am looking for help with my second breeding.I have pics of the two roo's I am trying to choose from.Roo 2 is a little bigger and longer in the back.Roo 3 is a little darker.They are both only about 5 months old so they have plenty of growing room.

roo3



pullets




just gonna throw in a couple of pictures of my rosecomb pullets to see what you think.

 

[FOGELLY]

OK its a beautiful day again so I took a few more pictures of my RIR's before it gets cold for the winter.I have fell in love with these birds!!!! I'm not going to be showing any of these birds but any help on picking out which roo to use as my breeder would be appreciated.I already have one roo picked out for one breeding but am looking for help with my second breeding.I have pics of the two roo's I am trying to choose from.Roo 2 is a little bigger and longer in the back.Roo 3 is a little darker.They are both only about 5 months old so they have plenty of growing room.

roo3



pullets




just gonna throw in a couple of pictures of my rosecomb pullets to see what you think.





Five months old would be a little early for me to pick breeders from my birds. You could cull for obvious falts, but these old time Reds change a lot. I don't pick mine until around 7-8 months or more.
They do look to have nice backs and good depth in the keel. I would however be concerned with the tails. I have found that any bird I have kept that has a tail much higher than 10 degrees as a cockerel will be higher than 20 degrees after his first adult molt. 18 months or so.

Nice birds.
Keep promoting Real Reds

Ron

 

[docdandc]

I like the design of this simple Rooster coop. Got any pictures of the whole coop?

 

[desertmarcy]

 I like the design of this simple Rooster coop.  Got any pictures of the whole coop?

It is not my bird. I just posted the photo for Bob. Bird/coop belongs to Matt1616.

 

[docdandc]

I like the design of this simple Rooster coop. Got any pictures of the whole coop?

How about it Matt? Got any pics of the whole coop?

Dan

 

[CharlieVoda]

OK its a beautiful day again so I took a few more pictures of my RIR's before it gets cold for the winter.I have fell in love with these birds!!!! I'm not going to be showing any of these birds but any help on picking out which roo to use as my breeder would be appreciated.I already have one roo picked out for one breeding but am looking for help with my second breeding.I have pics of the two roo's I am trying to choose from.Roo 2 is a little bigger and longer in the back.Roo 3 is a little darker.They are both only about 5 months old so they have plenty of growing room.

just gonna throw in a couple of pictures of my rosecomb pullets to see what you think.

You have some good looking reds there.
Who's strain of rosecombs do you have?

Good luck with the birds
Charlie

 

[jaman4]

Thanks for asking about the rose combs Charlie.I was curious as to where they came from as well.
Bobby