The Rhodebar thread!

[jeremy]

RBs

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[cjwaldon]

There's another auction on ebay for Rhodebar hatching eggs - a preorder, with wait times of up to 22 weeks. 22 weeks!!!!

 

[cjwaldon]

Has anyone been able to get any information on these BIN auctions on ebay? The seller has been a bit evasive about answering my questions, and outright refuses to provide photos of their breeding stock.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...akeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en

 

[cherylcohen]

Has anyone been able to get any information on these BIN auctions on ebay? The seller has been a bit evasive about answering my questions, and outright refuses to provide photos of their breeding stock.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...akeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en

I wouldn't touch this auction, but it is funny, he has a 20-22 wks waiting period

I guess since mine will be laying in 3-4 months I guess I could take presells... LOL... NOT!

 

[tadkerson]

I would not buy eggs unless the person could show a picture of the males and females she or he uses for breeding. If they will not answer questions, they may not know enough to answer the questions. Too many scammers.

My next step in my rhode bar work was to change the E locus of my birds from wheaten to brown. I think this would have helped darken the color of the females. I did not do it- so I can not say if it will work for sure. The brown allele works differently than the wheaten allele on the cell level- I think this would have made a difference. I would have used barnevelder to darken the color.

You could tell from the chick down if the birds were brown or wheaten.

Tim

 

[MsCedarSwamp]

Last generation, how would you tell the pure barred from the impure barred?

 

[cjwaldon]

Are you on your last generation?

 

[MsCedarSwamp]

No...looking it through and considering. If the single roos with single genes are barred, are the chicks with single vs double genes different looking? Or as adults. Just wondering how you would know which to cull when you get to that step.

 

[cjwaldon]

I'm wondering the same thing. I saw a post somewhere that explained how to differentiate the pure barred from the impure barred, but I can't find it now.

 

[Papa Brooder]

Glad I stumbled across this post. Very interested in the Rhodebars and other auto sexing breeds. I am thinking about starting a project like this. Sounds fun, and though takes a lot of patience. Hmmm, not sure if I have enough. Been waiting for yours Cheryl! Jeremy, glad to know you are working on it too. Two projects close to me, that makes me happy!