The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Who lays more ?          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Eggs and Growers Author Message Bradders Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 1011 Location: Cambridgeshire Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:14 pm    Post subject: Who lays more ? Rhode Island Reds or Blue Belles Back to top Welsh Duck Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 2121 Location: Herefordshire/Welsh Border Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:17 pm    Post subject: I should imagine Blue belles as a Rhode Island Red is a pure Bred, Back to top Bradders Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 1011 Location: Cambridgeshire Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:25 pm    Post subject: But you can get Hybrid Rhode Island Reds Back to top Hen-Gen Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 277 Location: Derbyshire and Shetland Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:28 pm    Post subject: Bradders wrote: But you can get Hybrid Rhode Island Reds New one on me!! Back to top mojo Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 10986 Location: GLENAY north deux sevre FRANCE Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:53 pm    Post subject: if they are hybrids they aint RIRs..........bit like saying you can get mongrel pedigree dogs Back to top tuzo2k Joined: 09 Jun 2007 Posts: 216 Location: charente sw france Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:26 pm    Post subject: I'll second that Mojo - Richard. Back to top JC Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 1116 Location: Sussex Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:03 pm    Post subject: Rhode island reds are not hybrids, there are PURE breeds They are probably just a type of brown hen which they are calling a Rhode island. On the other hand Blue belles are hybrids and will lay you more eggs, not the best hybrid layer though. Back to top Henwife Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 3540 Location: Monmouthshire Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:42 pm    Post subject: Bradders - you're thinking of a RIR cross bred which is a RIR crossed with another breed. Back to top Chris Kurzfeld Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 1712 Location: Carmarthenshire Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:50 am    Post subject: Quote: bit like saying you can get mongrel pedigree dogs In a way Mojo you can!!!! The definition of pedigree is knowing the lineage or anscestry of the dog. The Working Sheepdog is an unpapered/unregistered Border Collie and even if you can prove the anscestry way down the line, the Kennel Club will still register them as X breeds when registering on the working register (the same applies for any unpapered "pedigree" dog). So in affect the KC see some pedigree dogs as mongrels! . Sorry to be pedantic but it is a bugbear of mine that the KC can be so blinkered! Back to top Bradders Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 1011 Location: Cambridgeshire Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:52 am    Post subject: Oh right I get it now Back to top ukmastiff Joined: 23 Jul 2008 Posts: 24 Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:43 pm    Post subject: Yep you are being pedantic Words can have many meanings in our language and yes you can say any dog ' has a pedigree ' as does a competition or a company but that is not the same as being ' a pedigree dog '. However we all know that when someone says " a pedigree dog " they mean a purebreed dog registered with the K.C ( or equivelent body abroad) as such. Thus to 99 percent of people including Show judges like myself right through to pet owners a 'pedigree dog' is a purebreed not a mongrel or crossbreed. I'm sure folk mean the same when talking about chickens rabbits or horses Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Eggs and Growers All times are GMT + 1 Hour Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group