The Rhodebar thread!

[RedRidge]

No problem we r just waiting for first eggs. Where u at in TN

Just southwest of Knoxville...
Waiting on this season's eggs for the Rhodebars and SFH also... everyone else is laying.
I'm thinking I won't add roosters until Dec.

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

We are in Johnson city so about 2 hrs north of Knoxville.
We have pol
Rhodebars
Bielfelders
Spitzhaubens(several colors)
Buff Brahma Bantams
Dark Braham Bantams
Blue Columbian Brahmas
Breda(no roosters just egg layers)

Laying when they want
Augsbergers
Coronation Sussex
Lemon Cuckoo Orps
Lavender Orps
Swedish Flower Hens
Black Australorps
Barred Rocks
Silver Penciled Rocks
Gold laced and Buff laced Brahmas
and a few others either maturing or for egg layers.

 

[RedRidge]

We are in Johnson city so about 2 hrs north of Knoxville.
We have pol
Rhodebars
Bielfelders
Spitzhaubens(several colors)
Buff Brahma Bantams
Dark Braham Bantams
Blue Columbian Brahmas
Breda(no roosters just egg layers)

Laying when they want
Augsbergers
Coronation Sussex
Lemon Cuckoo Orps
Lavender Orps
Swedish Flower Hens
Black Australorps
Barred Rocks
Silver Penciled Rocks
Gold laced and Buff laced Brahmas
and a few others either maturing or for egg layers.

Oh not me... I have RC HRIR and Rhodebars... those are my two main breeds.
I do have 2 trios of SFH... but am new to them and haven't decided if I have space for them long term.
The ones I have are very nice, very sweet, all non-crested... eye candy really as I like the variety.
I will sell eggs from the SFH but probably not hatch any as my two main breeds are my priority.

And I'm really concentrating on improving my Rhodebars... in addition to RBxRB breedings this year I will be putting one of the RB roos over a few nice HRIR for some F1 to begin improving type and structure.
That's the plan anyway... and you know how plans go.
But that's what makes me so interested in down color and really documenting chicks at hatch and what they feather out like. Maintaining the autosexing while improving type is going to take a while. Fun project though.

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

Yes that is also on my to do list but probably next year this year coming we r focusing on Partridge Orps, Jubilee Orps, Blue Columbian Brahmas, Partrigde Brahmas and Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks next year we rotate 3 out and 3 different breeds/colors in.

 

[call ducks]

Hi,

are there any members of NPIP with rhodebars? I would like to import a small flock into Canada. Thanks!

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

We got our first Rhodebar egg today, finally a hen laid an egg.

 

[RedRidge]

We got our first Rhodebar egg today, finally a hen laid an egg.

At how many weeks was she?

 

[RedRidge]

We got our first Rhodebar egg today, finally a hen laid an egg.

Would love to see some of your adults... can you take some pics?
I put most of mine in the freezer this year... they need such improvement in type that I figured deep culling would be the best way to accomplish that.

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

Well they r still young so I wouldn't say adults but yes I can.

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

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