Chicken Scratch Poultry

Beginning in the spring of 2020 we'll be offering Heritage Rhode Island Reds for sale as day old chicks, started pullets and fertile hatching eggs.

I'm pretty excited about this new breed and let me tell you why.  The Heritage Rhode Island Red is on the Livestock Conservancy watch list.  Since the 1940's the Rhode Island Red has been selectively bred for more efficient egg production as a result they've become a bird that no longer resembles the true Rhode Island Red.  They bred them to be lighter in color, smaller body sized and less broody.  It is becoming ever more difficult to find the "old-type" that are darker colored, larger bodied, more broody and rare.  As the poultry industry has tried to meet industry needs they've single handedly bred the Heritage Rhode Island Red almost completely out of existence.

Rhode Island Reds are the most successful dual purpose bird and  backyard chicken.  They're a very hardy, sturdy breed and even with limited conditions the hens still produce eggs.

This is NOT the production type Rhode Island Red.  We're working with the single comb HERITAGE variety, they can lay up to  200+ eggs per year.  This is still under investigation here on the farm.  The Heritage Rhode Island Red still have their natural poultry instincts meaning they can go broody and have good mothering abilities.  They're larger and darker in color.

Every year I have several customers ask for Heritage Rhode Island Red.  Our hope is to offer you a heritage chicken to meet all your needs whether it be egg production, meat bird or backyard pet.  I feel confident you'll fall in love with this mahogany colored poultry that produce lots of big brown eggs.

This young cockrel is still coloring out as you can see new dark mahogany feathering coming in on his hackles.  I love to watch the changes that occur as they mature.