The Rhodebar thread!

[melroseladi]

Candled my rhodebar shipped eggs today on day 8. I see 8 that look to be developing out of 14. So fingers crossed for enough for a start.

I will keep my fingers crossed for you. Good luck. Keep us posted.

Penny

 

[Megann]

I'm going to keep all 4 of the chicks that I posted and see how they turn out, thank you for all of your advice and I will post better pictures when I get the chance. I will do like this breed and hope to help!

 

[melroseladi]

I'm going to keep all 4 of the chicks that I posted and see how they turn out, thank you for all of your advice and I will post better pictures when I get the chance. I will do like this breed and hope to help!

Just be sure to mark them and take pics of them as they are growing. We love pics on this thread.

Penny

 

[Metella]

Just got 11 RB hatching eggs ! Setting tomorrow ... wish me luck - our roads have tons of potholes now - and I hope the journey was not too bumpy !!!

My first - so I hope you all are in for helping figure out the sexes and evaluating the peeps!!

Talk to you in 22 days!

 

[Ihilani Coffee]

Just got 11 RB hatching eggs ! Setting tomorrow ... wish me luck - our roads have tons of potholes now - and I hope the journey was not too bumpy !!!

My first - so I hope you all are in for helping figure out the sexes and evaluating the peeps!!

Talk to you in 22 days!

Good luck! If they are pure RB you won't have any trouble telling the sex.

 

[Ihilani Coffee]

Just got 11 RB hatching eggs ! Setting tomorrow ... wish me luck - our roads have tons of potholes now - and I hope the journey was not too bumpy !!!

My first - so I hope you all are in for helping figure out the sexes and evaluating the peeps!!

Talk to you in 22 days!

We have found it helpful with shipped eggs to keep them still (to turning) for the first 48 hours of incubation and to hatch upright in cartons.

 

[Metella]

Thanks Coffee !! I will try that ... I am hoping they are good quality - the person has a good rep and long standing member of byc - so hopes are high ... if they can just through the incubation

 

[RedRidge]

Just got 11 RB hatching eggs !  Setting tomorrow ... wish me luck - our roads have tons of potholes now - and I hope the journey was not too bumpy !!!

My first - so I hope you all are in for helping figure out the sexes and evaluating the peeps!!

Talk to you in 22 days! 

How fun!
As long as you have seen pics of both parents at hatch and mature then you should be pretty confident that they are easily autosexed. Three weeks is a long wait though, isn't it?
Congrats! Can't wait to see pics.

 

[mrshawman]

I am a little confused about the black in the male chest. I thought I read several posts about this and they said no black in chest. I found the British standards and in the last line it says "white and black". Most of my young males have black in the chest. What is the American standard? or is there one? Please help me with this. Thanks!


The Poultry Club of Great Britain Breed Standard for the Rhodebar

COLOUR
Plumage, Male: Hackle deep red-gold barred, with centres black and grey-white barred, the black centre portions rather longer than the grey-white; the front of the cape showing less black, the feathers towards the tips of the cape lying on the back showing wider black and grey-white barring. Wing primaries, lower web red-gold, faintly barred, upper grey and white barred, slightly gold tinted; secondaries, the whole alternately black, white and gold barred, lower web showing more gold; flight coverts very bright red-gold and white barred, tips red-gold. Wing bows very brilliant chestnut red and gold barred. Tail, including sickles, uniform black and white barring from tip to base, including the shaft. Tips black. Saddle hackle deed red-gold and grey-white and narrower black barring towards the tips. Back and saddle deep red-gold barred, with occasional black bars towards the end of the feathers. Undercolour light creamy buff. Breast uniformly barred, deep red-gold and creamy white and black.

 

[Megann]

So newer pics of my 4 babies.