The Rhodebar thread!

[eramsey99]

Me little mess of Rhodebar eggs from my breeding pair!

 

[melroseladi]

Here is an updated picture of Rhodie. He is about 15 weeks old and is sharing a pen with my HRIR cockerels. He normally carries his tail high, much higher then the HRIR carry their tails.



Penny

 

[nicalandia]

Me little mess of Rhodebar eggs from my breeding pair!

you need to bring RIR blood to your breeding birds as the eggs are too pale, they look tinted instead of brown

 

[nicalandia]

Here is an updated picture of Rhodie. He is about 15 weeks old and is sharing a pen with my HRIR cockerels. He normally carries his tail high, much higher then the HRIR carry their tails.



Penny

keep us posted on his growth

 

[eramsey99]

you need to bring RIR blood to your breeding birds as the eggs are too pale, they look tinted instead of brown

Well my only problem right now is i have a RIR i got from a swap.. And she's not as "full bodied" as my New Hampshire and idk if thats what i want...

 

[eramsey99]

NOOOOOOO MY RHODEBAR HEN HAS ATE HER LAST TWO EGGS!!!!! HOW DO I STOP HER?!

 

[nicalandia]

NOOOOOOO MY RHODEBAR HEN HAS ATE HER LAST TWO EGGS!!!!! HOW DO I STOP HER?!

you wont be able to stop her... I cull these type of hens...BUT since its an Rhodebar I would try to make a trapnest so she does not have access to the eggs

 

[RedRidge]

Hatching day... a day late...
I set rhodebar eggs 22 days ago. Finally a few hours ago I have one chick (a pullet I believe, she is still wet and in the bator), and another piping. The remaining eggs are still with no obvious piping...
I have never had eggs go 22 days, but I understand this happens. I am SURE hoping I get more than 2!
Will be curious what the next 24 hrs bring.
I don't want to open the bator for at least another 24 hrs, so... I wait...

 

[Makomd]

Hatching day... a day late...
I set rhodebar eggs 22 days ago. Finally a few hours ago I have one chick (a pullet I believe, she is still wet and in the bator), and another piping. The remaining eggs are still with no obvious piping...
I have never had eggs go 22 days, but I understand this happens. I am SURE hoping I get more than 2!
Will be curious what the next 24 hrs bring.
I don't want to open the bator for at least another 24 hrs, so... I wait...

Know that feeling. Good luck with the hatch.

 

[RedRidge]

Woke up to chirping... almost two days late my Rhodebar eggs starting hatching overnight.

So glad I didn't give up on them.
I have 5 hatched, at least 3 more piping.
I haven't opened the bator since I had a low humidity problem toward the end of hatch last time after getting anxious and opening to take chicks out.
My last few were too dry and died.
So... I'm determine to leave these chicks until this evening...
YES... it's killing me. LOL
Pics tomorrow... maybe I can tell sex by then.