Which Hatchery has best heritage RIR's ?

[punky rooster]

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Oh yes I think I know who you are talking about, he has nice birds.

 

[punky rooster]

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Look this stuff up. This is just what I've read. I could be wrong. I don't have all the facts. But this may help you in your honorable and valuable quest. My best to you. And please let us know what you find because many would like a true heritage RIR that would lay 250 eggs a year.

Search this web site for the word: blosl. That is the last name of a TOP heritage RIR breeder of brick shaped original heritage RIRs. He said he couldn't get his TOP heritage original birds to lay more than 180 a year and he tried. He wrote on his web site or here on BackyardChickens.com that some heritage RIRs in the old time egg laying contests were crossbred with brown leghorns (secretly) and that's when RIRs went up to 250 eggs a year. This was sometime around the 40's, I think maybe.

If all else fails, you could probably buy some of Blosl's deep mahogany brick shaped birds (as hatching eggs) and breed them with production red birds from a hatchery and get something close to what you want in a few years.

By using the ALBC's articals, you can improve egg laying, but up to a point.

 

[jarcoo0153]

Privett hatchery has RIR and Dark Rhode Island Reds, I was wondering if The dark RIR's are closer to the heritage birds.
Any thoughts?
Heres the link!
http://www.privetthatchery.com/Home/prdDetails.aspx?id=SRIS

Could you start with these, and improve them?

 

[punky rooster]

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The seem to have the color, but not the type.

 

[Sparklee]

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Yep. You can only do so much without going "industrial." And you can't get blood from a turnip.

 

[Chris09]

Privett birds aren't that dark (Got to love photo shop)

Here is a site that has good birds for the beginner that isn't looking for top quality.
http://www.shadylanepoultry.com/exhbreeds.html


Chris

 

[pascopol]

Any opinions or experience with Sandhill RIR's?

 

[Jake Levi]

Duane Urch has very good RIRs, many have done very well with them, he sells both SC and RCs.

[email protected] for a brochure.

 

[cubalaya]

sandhill has very good rose comb rir.

 

[cubalaya]

sandhill has very good rose comb rir.