The Rhodebar thread!

[rmoore33]

I bought chick fron GFF on auction at rarebredauctions.com and sure enough several of the are growing up to be laced

 

[RedRidge]

Would you mind posting feathering pics so others can see? I think it will really help educate folks. So sorry they weren't what you had hoped.

 

[melroseladi]

Here are a couple pics of a male and female from my first F1 hatch. You can really tell the difference in their coloring. Males are showing the barring whereas the females are not. I ended up with 3 females and 5 males from that hatch.






Penny

 

[malndobe]

I bought chick fron GFF on auction at rarebredauctions.com and sure enough several of the are growing up to be laced

Is this what you mean by laced?

 

[nicalandia]

Here are a couple pics of a male and female from my first F1 hatch. You can really tell the difference in their coloring. Males are showing the barring whereas the females are not. I ended up with 3 females and 5 males from that hatch.






Penny

The males will always show crispier barring,

question, did you used Rhodebar male over HRIR Female?.. That female really dont show barring, so I wonder what was the cross like

 

[nicalandia]

I bought chick fron GFF on auction at rarebredauctions.com and sure enough several of the are growing up to be laced

I been trying to figure out where does the lacing comes from, but I just cant come up with a genetic answer, I mean RIR lack Lacing and Legbars and or brusbar also lacks them... where did that lacing pattern came from is the big question here, seems it was introduced at some point in the breeding stock..

 

[melroseladi]

The males will always show crispier barring,

question, did you used Rhodebar male over HRIR Female?.. That female really dont show barring, so I wonder what was the cross like

Yes Marvin, I used my RB cock over my HRIR hens. None of my females display any white (or light) barring even in my younger hatch. In the older females you can see they are lighter in the front half (more orangeish then dark red) and darker on the back half. Not very pretty, lol. Now I have 1 male that really has nice type, broad breast, longer back, wing carriage good, (so far at least) so I am hoping some of those good Red genes are just hiding in the females.

Penny

 

[nicalandia]

Yes Marvin, I used my RB cock over my HRIR hens. None of my females display any white (or light) barring even in my younger hatch. In the older females you can see they are lighter in the front half (more orangeish then dark red) and darker on the back half. Not very pretty, lol. Now I have 1 male that really has nice type, broad breast, longer back, wing carriage good, (so far at least) so I am hoping some of those good Red genes are just hiding in the females.

Penny

so if when they mature they dont show barring, that would make the original Rhodebar stock only single barred.. boy I hope she does shows it..

 

[melroseladi]

so if when they mature they dont show barring, that would make the original Rhodebar stock only single barred.. boy I hope she does shows it..

I had always worried about my RB being single barred since he is from GF stock but he came from eggs from Papa Brooders flock and he seems to have some nice birds.

This is him as a chick


And as an adult


Penny

 

[RedRidge]

No. .. I'm certain the males are double barred, and no lacing.
I need to get some current pics of my roos but here is a pic of one of my hens - single barred, no lacing. She needs a lot of work but I believe the feathering is correct. This is kind of a strange angle because she looks like she has a big cushion and in reality she does not. But this pic shows feathering so I thought I'd share.