To start with, I am far from a breeder, but I am working on my own flock of BLRW, so I am learning too.
All three colors are Blue Laced Red Wyandottes. There can be a blue, black or splash. The red on the black should be much darker than the gold in a GLW.
As far as #2, I think roo.
All three colors are Blue Laced Red Wyandottes. There can be a blue, black or splash. The red on the black should be much darker than the gold in a GLW.
As far as #2, I think roo.
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Originally Posted by chicken curious 
Hello, Everyone! I have 2 questions that I hope you can answer:
1) The breeder I bought chicks from had her BLR Wyandottes advertised the following way:
"BLUE LACED RED WYANDOTTES: These birds are very beautiful with their blue/red laced feathers. I have several bloodlines including Foley, Paul, and Valentine. They are excellent layers of light brown eggs."
Two of the 4 BLRW I bought from her are blue and two are more black laced...do I call the dark ones blue laced red still or are they black laced? It seems silly when I type it out, but I'm curious if they are genotypically (or just phenotypically) the same as a GLW or black laced red or something else.
Here is one dark one (too bad it has a single comb and is probably a roo since I can't keep roos here) I love the green iridescence:
2) Hen or roo? This is the second dark laced bird. It's 2 months old and seems dominant in the flock of 15 hatchmates, but likes to snuggle on my lap if I sit and watch them. 2 of the other BLRW also have combs and waddles, but have small, more upright fluffs for tails and were slow to feather so I'm assuming their longer roo tail feathers will come in sometime soon. This one pictured has a hen-like tail (from the little I know about it! LOL) so I'm curious if it could be a hen after all.
ETA: this bird is also in my avatar showing it's blueish underfluff (technical term?) and posing with one of the lighter chicks that I think is a hen
Hello, Everyone! I have 2 questions that I hope you can answer:
1) The breeder I bought chicks from had her BLR Wyandottes advertised the following way:
"BLUE LACED RED WYANDOTTES: These birds are very beautiful with their blue/red laced feathers. I have several bloodlines including Foley, Paul, and Valentine. They are excellent layers of light brown eggs."
Two of the 4 BLRW I bought from her are blue and two are more black laced...do I call the dark ones blue laced red still or are they black laced? It seems silly when I type it out, but I'm curious if they are genotypically (or just phenotypically) the same as a GLW or black laced red or something else.
Here is one dark one (too bad it has a single comb and is probably a roo since I can't keep roos here) I love the green iridescence:
2) Hen or roo? This is the second dark laced bird. It's 2 months old and seems dominant in the flock of 15 hatchmates, but likes to snuggle on my lap if I sit and watch them. 2 of the other BLRW also have combs and waddles, but have small, more upright fluffs for tails and were slow to feather so I'm assuming their longer roo tail feathers will come in sometime soon. This one pictured has a hen-like tail (from the little I know about it! LOL) so I'm curious if it could be a hen after all.
ETA: this bird is also in my avatar showing it's blueish underfluff (technical term?) and posing with one of the lighter chicks that I think is a hen
Trying my best to care for; 1 Great Wife, 2 Beautiful Daughters, 1 Spoiled Boxers and Chickens; 1 BO, 1 Black JG, 6 BLRW, 2 Lavender Wyandottes, Some EEs, Black Sex Links, and just plain chickens.
Trying my best to care for; 1 Great Wife, 2 Beautiful Daughters, 1 Spoiled Boxers and Chickens; 1 BO, 1 Black JG, 6 BLRW, 2 Lavender Wyandottes, Some EEs, Black Sex Links, and just plain chickens.
I learn something on this website everyday too.....
