What is a show quality RIR?

[pattypenny]

Rhode Island red pullet

 

[pattypenny]

rhode Island red rooster

 

[tiki244]

Those are very pretty patty penny

They look like my two, but my two are much younger and am not sure of sex but I think its a boy and a girl

 

[FisherMOM]

This is my 12 week old Rose... ahem.. the Rooster!

 

[LilPeeps]

Definately a cockerel.

 

[tadkerson]

I have been working on a dark rhode island red. I started with production rhode island red. I have also crossed my dark rhode island red to barnevelder to pick up a few genes I wanted to make the red color even darker.

Here is my web site. I am cheap and use Tripod. Take a look at the girls.

http://tadkerson.tripod.com/id1.html

The pullets in the picture came from production stock. I sold them to a lady as egg layers. I have not worked with body type on the birds. I will do that in the future.


I have a question for those of you that have show quality RIR? What is the under color of your birds? What do show judges say about under color? I do not show birds I just study their genetics so your answers would be appreciated.

Tim

 

[onecent]

here is my RIR roo not a good close up.

 

[tiki244]

Mine are only 2 1/2 months old; I called a friend who would know but he is not home. From the standard of perfection it reads....

male color..."BODY AND FLUFF:Body--lustrous rich,dark red. Fluff--rich dark red".......
..."UNDERCOLOR OF ALL SECTIONS--Rich intense red"....

female color...."BODY AND FLUFF:Body--lustrous,rich,dark red. Fluff:Rich, dark red."....
...."UNDERCOLOR OF ALL SECTIONS:Rich intense red"....