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[Stevens21]

Can Rhodbars lay green eggs? Where I got the eggs he has both Cream Legbars and Rhodbars. I had 3 little ones hatch one from a green egg and two from a brown egg I will post pictures once they dry. I am thinking I might have got 2 males and one female. My DH was reading that on a Rhode bar Roo you can breed it with a RIR and females will be full blooded Rhobars is this correct? Also if you turn around and breed the offspring back to the male will that make full blooded rhodbars?

 

[cluckitall]

They do make it mighty difficult to even consider it.

"Eat ME??"

Oh, that's just EVIL!!! My mean roos, no problem. That little guy??? Ummm... maybe I'm not that hungry

 

[cluckitall]

Well the blue silkie and the black Cochin chick are in brooder. The Cochin has figured out water and the silkiehas tried food.

That's one thing that's great about chicks -- seems like as soon as one or two figure it out, all the rest catch on pretty quick!

 

[Chickawawa]

Hello, Ohio! I live in Florida right now. My husband is considering a job near Dayton (Englewood I think it is). Can you tell me a bit about the area? And where would be good to look for decent price homes with enough land to do gardening and have chickens?

Hello and Welcome! I grew up in Miami County which is the county just north of Montgomery County (Englewood). There are some beautiful areas around Englewood but I really like the West Milton area. It is just north of Englewood. Not sure of what the "chicken laws" are in that area but it's very rural so probably not a problem. The Germantown area is also nice and still very rural.

Best of luck to you!

 

[Stevens21]

I love watching mutts go wondering if maybe my Silkie could be the dad to this little one, it came from my RIR hen if I am not mistaken. I find the feathering interesting.

 

[cluckitall]

Can Rhodbars lay green eggs? Where I got the eggs he has both Cream Legbars and Rhodbars. I had 3 little ones hatch one from a green egg and two from a brown egg I will post pictures once they dry. I am thinking I might have got 2 males and one female. My DH was reading that on a Rhode bar Roo you can breed it with a RIR and females will be full blooded Rhobars is this correct? Also if you turn around and breed the offspring back to the male will that make full blooded rhodbars?

Hi Stevens21! No, the rhodebars should not lay green eggs. That's a fault that got incorporated into some flocks at some point, probably via cream legbar roos. I've seen people advertising them as "RARE GREEN-EGG LAYING RHODEBARS!!!!"

but the truth is what they are are cross-breeds. I don't know if you can breed it back out of the line -- I suppose so, but personally I'd be disinclined to try.

Yes, you can ntroduce new blood. Here's a quick rundown: http://poultrykeeper.com/chicken-breeds/rhodebar-chickens Basically, Rhodebar roo over RIR hens gives you one copy of the barring gene in the resulting pullets. The cockerels from that cross have to be discarded -- they won't carry the barring gene. Then you breed the pullets back to a full rhodebar roo, and those chicks, the male will have one copy of the barring gene (as they're supposed to) and the females will have two. So from second generation on, you're all set

It should work the other way around, too, actually -- put a RIR roo over rhodebar hens, keep the pullet chicks (one barring gene), discard the cockerels, put the pullet chicks under a rhodebar roo and you're all good again. The advantage with using RIR hens is you can select for your best layers to breed into your rhodebar program. Using a RIR roo, you'd have to know how good a layer his mom was

 

[cluckitall]

I love watching mutts go wondering if maybe my Silkie could be the dad to this little one, it came from my RIR hen if I am not mistaken. I find the feathering interesting.

\Oh man, a silkie/RIR cross would be adorable!!! And yep, it's a cutie!

 

[cluckitall]

All right, time to get back on the errands. I'm putting my laptop in storage next week and resorting to using the library internet for a while (too much to do and spending waaaay too much time online!) but I'll be on every couple of days Tomorrow I'll probably splurge and spend a ton of the day online before the "big break", lol!

Trying to decide what to bring Sunday -- not as much as I'd hoped, I'd expect. I'm still waffling on the silkies. I've got to cut back somewhere! Maybe I'll sell off some of my layer flock.

 

[chickenpooplady]

Hi everyone! I have a few questions. My four hens (2 barred rocks and 2 buff orpingtons) are molting right now so their laying has stopped. If I put a light in the coop will they start to lay after they are done molting? They are 2 years old this December. How much longer will their laying by worth keeping them.

Also I have a second flock in the garage right now. 6 hens and 1 rooster. They are 3-4 months old. I was hoping to build a bigger coop and put both flocks together but I am nervous to do it because I am afraid that the big hens will tear apart the rooster when he tries to protect the smaller girls. Has anyone every had this problem? Do you have any advice for me? Thanks!

 

[Chickawawa]

All right, time to get back on the errands. I'm putting my laptop in storage next week and resorting to using the library internet for a while (too much to do and spending waaaay too much time online!) but I'll be on every couple of days Tomorrow I'll probably splurge and spend a ton of the day online before the "big break", lol!

Trying to decide what to bring Sunday -- not as much as I'd hoped, I'd expect. I'm still waffling on the silkies. I've got to cut back somewhere! Maybe I'll sell off some of my layer flock.

Was thinking of bringing some of our layer stock as well. Possibly our Buff Orps and Silver Penciled Rocks. Young Viking Chickens for sure and bringing our Silkies to their new home.

As long as you bring your Basque I'll be happy! Feels like I've been waiting on those guys forever!