RHODEBAR
Oh, sweet Redbar (or Rhodebar). We love the red and white barring, how fitting for any Canadian homestead. A 2 month old cockerel has the patience of an old Rhode Island Red hen and the curiosity of a cat. We are pleased to announce we can re-home your cat if you decide to upgrade to this landscaping, bug-eating chicken. This service is free of charge to Canadian residents only.
Oddly enough, the young cockerel (60+ days old) shown in the picture above, weighs about as much as that of an old hen. We will be weighing it in another few months as we establish this rarely seen bird into our breeding stock over the next few months. The Rhodebar is synonymous with both the Rhode Island Red and Barred Plymouth Rock breed of chicken. Both are great in their own right. Recently this line has had an upgrade of a utility RIR bred for copious quantities of brown eggs.
This bird is not a show bird but it is pretty in its own right. However, you will notice that it is yet another auto sexing breed added to our collection. Like the other auto sexing breeds, it is one of the few available. They were imported, the same as they once were by the University of British Columbia in the 1940's. Numerous attempts were made to establish the Redbar all over the globe. Our own UBC made the fist cross between utility birds of Barred Plymouth Rock and the Rhode Island Reds. Nearing the late 40's they had established the Rhodebar. Ten years later they had finally succeeded at an almost perfect 98% of chicks were auto sexing at one day old. Now almost 70 years later, this heritage bird has returned to the greater Vancouver area. The males are more of a yellow and the females a darker golden hue with eyeliner (seriously) and brown stripes down the back.
We are currently searching for any UBC strains that may remain in the greater BC area. This is perfect for the backyard enthusiast given the fact that we can hand pick female chicks for you here at the farm and keep the roosters for better breeding stock while enhancing our free range alarm flock and
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For Rhodebar chicks or chicken for sale, please visit our Price List page.
You can also check our Available Now for special offers.
*This page was first published in Spring 2013. Photographs and write ups are by the farmer, Matthew Nelson. They are the property of the Nelson family.
Oddly enough, the young cockerel (60+ days old) shown in the picture above, weighs about as much as that of an old hen. We will be weighing it in another few months as we establish this rarely seen bird into our breeding stock over the next few months. The Rhodebar is synonymous with both the Rhode Island Red and Barred Plymouth Rock breed of chicken. Both are great in their own right. Recently this line has had an upgrade of a utility RIR bred for copious quantities of brown eggs.
This bird is not a show bird but it is pretty in its own right. However, you will notice that it is yet another auto sexing breed added to our collection. Like the other auto sexing breeds, it is one of the few available. They were imported, the same as they once were by the University of British Columbia in the 1940's. Numerous attempts were made to establish the Redbar all over the globe. Our own UBC made the fist cross between utility birds of Barred Plymouth Rock and the Rhode Island Reds. Nearing the late 40's they had established the Rhodebar. Ten years later they had finally succeeded at an almost perfect 98% of chicks were auto sexing at one day old. Now almost 70 years later, this heritage bird has returned to the greater Vancouver area. The males are more of a yellow and the females a darker golden hue with eyeliner (seriously) and brown stripes down the back.
We are currently searching for any UBC strains that may remain in the greater BC area. This is perfect for the backyard enthusiast given the fact that we can hand pick female chicks for you here at the farm and keep the roosters for better breeding stock while enhancing our free range alarm flock and
soup...
For Rhodebar chicks or chicken for sale, please visit our Price List page.
You can also check our Available Now for special offers.
*This page was first published in Spring 2013. Photographs and write ups are by the farmer, Matthew Nelson. They are the property of the Nelson family.
