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    The Rhodebar thread!

    I snapped a couple of pics of my first hatch F1 pullets. As you can see in the pics their legs are no longer greenish but a nice bright yellow. They are awesome foragers go much further from the coop then my HRIR did at that age. Since letting them free-range my feed bill has really decreased...
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    The Rhodebar thread!

    Hope your surgery went well and you get back on your feet soon Sheri. Penny
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    The Rhodebar thread!

    The world of Rhodebars is a very confusing one. I am just in the improvement stage working with 1 Rhodebar rooster over HRIR hens. None of mine came out yellow, BUT I believe my line of Reds is recessive wheaten. I am aiming for ease of autosexing so I am working more towards wildtype rather...
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    The Rhodebar thread!

    I would mark the darkest ones, the ones with nice dark stripes. Watch for fast tail growth, those should be your females. Ihilani I like the coloring of the chick in top pic to the right. That burgundy type color of the HRIR. Penny
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    The Rhodebar thread!

    Awwww. From pics I have seen Rhodebars certainly are not consistent, even using the same parents chicks can vary greatly. I can't wait to get some head spots on my birds. Penny
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    The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

    My SC are broody crazy. So far my RC hen has not gone broody. I have not had an issue with fertility but Tanker only has 2 hens. I have had a very hard time getting the RC out of their shells though. This hatch was better but I still had a couple that zipped and quite or pipped and quite. These...
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    The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

    I just hatched out 5 RC and 5 SC last week. I love all my Underwoods but I really love my RC. Penny
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    The Rhodebar thread!

    Well you did a great job with them, they are beautiful. Penny
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    The Rhodebar thread!

    Dang they have nice combs. Are those birds that you created or did you do an improvement on an existing line? Our Rhodebars should be more red (coloring) then the Hampbars, correct? I have found much better improvement on my male F1's (Rhodebar over HRIR) then I see in the pullets. I have a few...
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    The Rhodebar thread!

    I think their color looks okay compared to many that I have seen. Time will tell on how much black will pop up on the male but they are showing a lot of red (although light red) which is a good thing. Since males are double barred they will appear lighter. Once you start adding HRIR into your...
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    The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

    I ended up with 11 eggs hatching between my SC and RC pens. While some of them are darker then others the last one to hatch from my RC pen is so dark it is almost black. I know dark chicks are a good thing but is being that dark a good thing? Here is a not so good cell phone pic of some of the...
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    The Rhodebar thread!

    I agree with Sheri. Build the barn and then paint it. Get good autosexing and type and then worry about color. It would be good if you can get some pics for us so we can see if they are actually to light. I worry more about to much black in the cockerels, which you really can't tell at such a...
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    The Rhodebar thread!

    Still having issues. I put 18 in lockdown. I had 2 that zipped half way and stopped and the others never even pipped. BUT I am super happy I got a few RC to hatch, hopefully they will not be all cockerels, lol. Penny
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    The Rhodebar thread!

    I just hatched out 11, SC and RC. Penny
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    The Rhodebar thread!

    If he is the only one you have to work with then cross him over some really good, dark, HRIR hens. Penny
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