The Rhodebar thread!

[RedRidge]

So Nic... or anyone...
What exactly should we look for at various ages to identify Wheaten gene carriers?

 

[RedRidge]

And yet another genetic question...
Has anyone considered this...?

Technically, if the Great Britain Rhodebar standard is to be adhered to (which is debatable here in the US I understand) then to improve type (or anything else) on a Rhodebar line, only SC RIR should be used since RC is actually dominant I believe. Using a line of RIR that breeds true for RC would ultimately create a line of RC Rhodebars.
Which in my case, is what will happen should I use any of my RIR to attempt to improve the Rhodebar since all I have is RC.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong here...

I'd love to know if anyone has bred RB with RC RIR?

 

[Makomd]

And yet another genetic question...
Has anyone considered this...?

Technically, if the Great Britain Rhodebar standard is to be adhered to (which is debatable here in the US I understand) then to improve type (or anything else) on a Rhodebar line, only SC RIR should be used since RC is actually dominant I believe. Using a line of RIR that breeds true for RC would ultimately create a line of RC Rhodebars.
Which in my case, is what will happen should I use any of my RIR to attempt to improve the Rhodebar since all I have is RC.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong here...

I'd love to know if anyone has bred RB with RC RIR?

RC Rhodebar is something I will be working on when Urch line chicks grow up, lol one of the 4 projects.

I plan to breed the same as mentioned above, double barred Rhodebar to RC RIR. RC is dominant and all chicks should come out with RC but be carrying a single comb gene as well.

I plan to keep all barred chicks and breed together expecting to later breed only RC chicks displaying the same characteristics as SC Rhodebar......looking for lighter ones being double barred, rose comb, wildtype on females and so on.

Followed up with test matings RC bred to a single comb bird.......if any hatches from the paired birds show single combs this would indicate R/r carrying a single comb gene, these will be culled.

If an R/R bird is bred to a single comb bird all hatches should be rosecomb.

All this still working out the wheaton.

 

[melroseladi]

While RC Rhodebar may not be in the Standard what a great bird it would be for those living in colder climates. Since Rhodebar is not recognized here yet (I don't believe) why not get some good RC Rhodebars flocks going and then when the push to have Rhodebars accepted maybe we could get both SC and RC recognized. That would be wonderful, imo.

Penny

 

[RedRidge]

While RC Rhodebar may not be in the Standard what a great bird it would be for those living in colder climates. Since Rhodebar is not recognized here yet (I don't believe) why not get some good RC Rhodebars flocks going and then when the push to have Rhodebars accepted maybe we could get both SC and RC recognized. That would be wonderful, imo.

Penny

Excellent idea!

 

[tdhenson86]

Quote:
x2! I think that's an AWESOME idea!!!

 

[eramsey99]

QUESTION: has anyone ever bred a double barred Rhodebar over a Barred Rock? I wish i would have payed more attention to them as younger chicks.. I was more focused with my Rhodebar chicks.. But this is what they look like.. I've always heard that cockerels are lighter and pullets are darker... But this is a major difference and is bery obvious... Im curious what they'll look like.. Im just wondering if anyone else has tried this and if so. What did you find out..

 

[jaxjaps1]

Hi, Could you possibly send to me the standard you have for the barred new hampshire (hampbar). I have now the most bautiful roosters, same as your picture and three hens that I think are correct and would like to get the breed recognised in Australia; also in bantam when I get the large recognised.
Thank you

 

[RedRidge]

Grabbed a few Rhodebar pics this morning... they are 19 days old

 

[tadkerson]

Makomd,
What do you mean by working out the wheaten? Barred rhode island red are wheaten. I synthesized rhodebar in the past. Check post 29.

Tim