The Rhodebar thread!

[melroseladi]

Good point... I always selectively breed at least one hatch prior to flock breeding just so I know exactly what I have. Flock breeding is easier so I don't selective breed beyond about 5-6 weeks (long enough to get the first hatch on the ground). Then I combine those who I keep and don't breed the others. That's why my breeding pens are expandable. .. I use all the dividers for selective breeding and then take them out for flock breeding and/or grow out.
I guess I am way too anal to breed something without knowing what it passes on (the good and the bad). But i should remember that most folks are not as anal as I am. LOL. I could easily drive many people crazy with me analness - is amazing my husband puts up with me. ROFL. Must be the engineer in both of us.

I so understand that analness. I am that way with my RC HRIR. I have my RC rooster in with 1 RC HRIR hen and 1 wannabe Red because I can tell the difference in their eggs so I know which ones to grab to eat and which ones to hatch, lol.

Penny

 

[melroseladi]

Hi hope all are good.... do any of you think that all these points should have been made and taken before they were ever put on the market.... by anyone.... ? Just looking for thoughts...


have a great one
Keith
SC
USA

Oh my goodness yes. I think a big disservice was done to the RB and owners but what's done is done. Now we need people willing to move forward with what we have and hopefully one day the U.S. RB will be what they should be.

Penny

 

[michaelf]

Here are the Rhodebar chicks I had hatch out. I have them out in 2 different groups the darker more chipmunk striped and the male lighter group. I think there is a male in the darker group. It has white spot on head. So give me your opinions!

 

[melroseladi]

Here are the Rhodebar chicks I had hatch out. I have them out in 2 different groups the darker more chipmunk striped and the male lighter group. I think there is a male in the darker group. It has white spot on head. So give me your opinions!

Awwww, gotta love little chicks. You sure got a bunch of boys. IMO, cull the yellowish one. Keep the males with the biggest spots, the ones that are the easiest to recognize as males.

Penny

 

[nicalandia]

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I see a Hen with a small headspot on the bottom of this pic, you know its a female because her head pattern(strippes) are intact, males head patter are very messy.. I would mark the Dark colore males and cull the yellow looking ones..

 

[nicalandia]

I moved my F1 first hatch out to a bigger pen and snapped a few pics. Again this is a covered pen, using a cell phone with flash.

HRIR, F1 pullet, F1 cockerel. You can see how green the pullets shanks are.


F1 pullet



The cockerel on the right is going to be my keeper at this point.
He has a much nicer tail angle.



Another pic of my keeper cockerel.


Penny

Nice, thanks for the updates..

 

[jerryse]

Hatch day. 2 chicks hatched from shipped eggs. Looks like a pair. Now to raise them.

 

[nicalandia]

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wow so nice, I really like how the Male has the same Shade(dark chestnut) color as the female.. let them grow and post pics

 

[melroseladi]

Hatch day. 2 chicks hatched from shipped eggs. Looks like a pair. Now to raise them.

Really nice. Are these the only two that hatched? If I remember correctly you had shipped eggs, how far did they travel?

Penny

 

[jerryse]

Really nice. Are these the only two that hatched? If I remember correctly you had shipped eggs, how far did they travel?

Penny

From Texas to IL. Sent 14 and 2 hatched. It is a start.