The Rhodebar thread! - Page 10

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Originally Posted by ladyfaeden 

I love the look of red barring. I saw the chart to make auto sexing breeds. I have cream legbar and heritage RIR. I'm not sure where I'd be starting on the chart. Do I use a RIR roo over CL hen or vice versa?

If you're after an autosexing type, the legbar is barred so is basically like the barred rock on the chart. Keep a son from that mating (will be sexlinked so one with a spot) then mate him back to RIR hens. Keep the barred chicks from that and mate them together. From that mating, keep the best barred red cockerels and pullets and mate them together which should throw autosexing birds. My second generation will be hatching this fall when the pullets start laying. I am on my first generation which is the sexlink cockerel. Come fall he will be mated to the red hens 

Not sure if you guys saw but I had posted pictures of my flock on this thread. I especially happy with how pretty the girls are turning out

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/582394/the-imported-english-rhodebar-thread/0_100

Hey guys hope everyone is doing great...   

Take a look at my Hampbars.... and I know my own pride is speaking here..  but I think my big old ROOOOOOOO  is super .... and takes a back sit to no other :)

http://www.hpbaa.com/Hampbars.html  

have a great one

So how do you make the breed, Rhodebars/Hampsbars, Just breed the roos RIR/NH with hens of a BR? I'm confused, lol.

Hey hope all are great...  here is a link that will tell you all and more about Autosexing Breeds....

http://www.harislau.info/autosexing-

have a great one...

Keith

SC

Just wondering if anyone has any tips for Barred Male to RIR pullet offspring as chicks.  We have started hatching out several eggs with first clutch almost finished.  Are there are there any tips to telling if they will be barred at hatch.  Obviously the black ones are not keepers, but are there any distinguishing marks on the browns to tell if they are barred at day old?  Thanks

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Originally Posted by Makomd 

Just wondering if anyone has any tips for Barred Male to RIR pullet offspring as chicks.  We have started hatching out several eggs with first clutch almost finished.  Are there are there any tips to telling if they will be barred at hatch.  Obviously the black ones are not keepers, but are there any distinguishing marks on the browns to tell if they are barred at day old?  Thanks

Are you talking about a barred rock rooster over RIR females? Most of those should be black barred with some red leaking through. All should be barred at hatching if the male is pure for barring. The chicks should all have a yellow spot on the head if they are going to be barred