What are these blueish/grayish black chicks, and the jet black one?

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StarMeKritten said:
They might be blue wyandottes. There are a couple hatcheries that have them. Do they have yellow skin? It's hard to tell in the photos. The best way to check is to see what color the bottom of their feet are.
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I will check on my lunch break, and let you know. I know the legs are yellow with black in them, but will look at the bottom of their feet. I am just so glad one is a rooster and the other a pullet; I want some more of these :D Thank you!! :lol:
 
The bottoms of the feet are orange. I was going to take a picture and left my phone on my desk
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The legs are black, with orange on the outside, if that makes any sense ;)
 
Angie8eggs said:
The bottoms of the feet are orange. I was going to take a picture and left my phone on my desk
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The legs are black, with orange on the outside, if that makes any sense ;)
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They're blue wyandottes then. It looked like they had white skin in the one photo where I could see their legs. That's what confused me. It was just the lighting though.

Wyandottes are one of my favorite breeds. I have about 30 of them. If you breed your blue pair, you'll get blue, black and splash Wyandotte chicks. :)
 
:celebrate I am so excited!!!! Thank you for all your help! :D I wish I could bring them to work with me and stare at them; they are so pretty! :lau
 
The look to have decent lacing too. Keep an eye on that so you don't lose in in future generations. It's something to improve upon. The blue should be completely laced, every feather and not a thin edging but actual lace.
 
Egghead_Jr said:
The look to have decent lacing too. Keep an eye on that so you don't lose in in future generations. It's something to improve upon. The blue should be completely laced, every feather and not a thin edging but actual lace.
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I definitely will! I will make sure the pullet and Roo get to be very close. I never breed chicks before, so this will be a new experience for me. Should I get another femal Wyandotte for him with different markings? Or what have do? Sorry if it's a stupid question. So glad I walked into Tractor Supply that day! I sure did get lucky! :D
 
Single mating is perfect. You'll just need a small pen and coop for them to stay together for two to three weeks. That ensures it's only his genetics i eggs then collect every egg from her until you have enough to set in incubator. Done deal. Single mated. Those offspring can be selected for breeding the next year. Compare to dam and sire and decide what your best male is and pick out best two or three females and put them in breeding pen.
 
Oh thank you for that!! And cross breeding doesn't matter in the chicken kingdom, right? You're so knowledgeable and helpful! Really appreciate your insight! :)
 

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