The Rhodebar thread! - Page 60

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Originally Posted by atmaclean 

Interesting.  The other ones (females) look just like my Rhodebars from GFF.  I hope yours are pure Rhodebars.  Apparently, some of mine are not.  You can see pics of mine a couple pages back.  So sorry about the two that didn't make it....

Angela

The 2 rhodebar males that didn't survive shipment were pretty trampled, however I did see some brighter yellow fluff that is similar to your light colored chicks. I have 1 female that is much lighter than the others. Also some of my females chipmunk stripe is broken on the neck.

Greenfires own site says

“rare” does not equate to “perfect,” and the birds you buy may not be flawless physical specimens. Just as only a few children are destined to grow into supermodels, only a few chickens are destined to win ribbons at shows. Chickens, like all living things, show much individual variation, and frequently those variations are imperfections.

I wonder if they ever cull chicks for imperfections? I think many breeders would instantly cull a chick that didn't match the others. Odd to sell a chick that obviously doesn't look the same as the others they pack in your box.

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Originally Posted by jcatblum 

The 2 rhodebar males that didn't survive shipment were pretty trampled, however I did see some brighter yellow fluff that is similar to your light colored chicks. I have 1 female that is much lighter than the others. Also some of my females chipmunk stripe is broken on the neck.

Greenfires own site says

“rare” does not equate to “perfect,” and the birds you buy may not be flawless physical specimens. Just as only a few children are destined to grow into supermodels, only a few chickens are destined to win ribbons at shows. Chickens, like all living things, show much individual variation, and frequently those variations are imperfections.

 

I wonder if they ever cull chicks for imperfections? I think many breeders would instantly cull a chick that didn't match the others. Odd to sell a chick that obviously doesn't look the same as the others they pack in your box.

Thanks for that info and you make a very good point!  Either way, I will keep the females for their egg laying and continue to study their genetics.  I am so clueless about chicken genetics and need to take a "Chicken Genetics for Dummies" class, I think.

Your chicks look beautiful and healthy.  I got mine switched over to FF today and am hopeful that this will only improve their health and condition.  They sure are gobbling it up!  Good luck with your babies and keep us posted.  I'd like to see how both of our babies develop and color out.

Angela

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Originally Posted by nicalandia 

how are you going to breed a Rhodebar like bird without any RIR blood in them? this eludes me

Im using welsmuur because i've done research that shows u used welsummmers in a different experiment along side rir in another and before u ask the cuckoo is because when u breed a cuckoo bird to solid color like a welsummer a barred color pattern aperrs

also  dixie rainbows wherecreated by a rir cross and seveal others

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Originally Posted by atmaclean 

Interesting.  The other ones (females) look just like my Rhodebars from GFF.  I hope yours are pure Rhodebars.  Apparently, some of mine are not.  You can see pics of mine a couple pages back.  So sorry about the two that didn't make it....

Angela

well the Females "HAVE" to look normal wildtype

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Originally Posted by maran man 

Im using welsmuur because i've done research that shows u used welsummmers in a different experiment along side rir in another and before u ask the cuckoo is because when u breed a cuckoo bird to solid color like a welsummer a barred color pattern aperrs

welsumers were used to bring the wildtype e+ allele(for autosexing) but thats all, thats all, the Barred rock were used to bring the sex linked barring gene(for autosexing) thats all, thats all. 

the Rhodebar should look and act just like a barred Rhode Islande Red. you cant expect to have a quality Rhodebar using anyother Dixies sorry, it just wont happen

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Originally Posted by SewChaos 

I've got two Rhodebar eggs from papa brooder in the incubator, both have veining, tomorrow is day 7!

How are those eggs coming along Kristen? I saw papa brooder has hatching eggs for sale on e bay. How did you get yours? Might try some rb hatching eggs myself come spring.

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Originally Posted by western edge 

How are those eggs coming along Kristen? I saw papa brooder has hatching eggs for sale on e bay. How did you get yours? Might try some rb hatching eggs myself come spring.

I candled them again this morning, and both have movement!  I was concerned about one because I think it had a meat-spot when I got it, a small dark floaty spot.  It's been interesting, the spot has been pushed to the edge, and a small "pocket" was built around it.  It looks like a small secondary air cell.    I'm still not holding my breath that it will make it to hatching, everything I read says that meat-spots and blood-spots don't hatch.  

I got them on a swap thread here on BYC.  They were part of a Hen's Choice swap.  

The thread is here:  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/733198/paypal-hatching-eggs-chicks-swap

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Originally Posted by SewChaos 

I candled them again this morning, and both have movement!  I was concerned about one because I think it had a meat-spot when I got it, a small dark floaty spot.  It's been interesting, the spot has been pushed to the edge, and a small "pocket" was built around it.  It looks like a small secondary air cell.    I'm still not holding my breath that it will make it to hatching, everything I read says that meat-spots and blood-spots don't hatch.  

 

I got them on a swap thread here on BYC.  They were part of a Hen's Choice swap.  

 

The thread is here:  http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/733198/paypal-hatching-eggs-chicks-swap

keep us posted ok

I took a couple of pictures of it, it's kind of hard to see though.