Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

[thenewchickie]

I just bought these from a gal who was trying to get rid of them to a good home. I only paid $2 a bird so they were a steal. I am just wondering if they are indeed BLRW and not mixed

[/IMG]

 

[Fancychooklady]

They are splash.

 

[GermanGirl82]

They are splash.

what does that mean @Fancychooklady ?? That's exactly how some of ours look like!!!

 

[Fancychooklady]

If you breed blrw /blrw the result will be 50% blue , 25% black and 25% splash.
Blue

black

Splash

 

[specsussex]

what does that mean @Fancychooklady
 ?? That's exactly how some of ours look like!!!

There are three varieties if you will, of Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, Black...Blue... And Splash. You have Splash...

 

[Bethel3330]

what does that mean @Fancychooklady
 ?? That's exactly how some of ours look like!!!

The BLRW section on this site is very helpful
http://minifluffsrabbitry.weebly.com/wyandotte-chicken-color-genetics.html

 

[Bethel3330]

If you breed blrw /blrw the result will be 50% blue , 25% black and 25% splash.
Blue

black

Splash

Putting the pictures with each color is very helpful! Beautiful birds too

 

[Fancychooklady]

Thank you. This is my favourite little hen unfortunately her sister beat her up yesterday and just about tore her comb off. I've cleaned her up and sprayed it with Terramycin antibiotic spray. It looks like it will heal but I fear she will never be this pretty again.

 

[Windy Bay Farm]

Thank you. This is my favourite little hen unfortunately her sister beat her up yesterday and just about tore her comb off. I've cleaned her up and sprayed it with Terramycin antibiotic spray. It looks like it will heal but I fear she will never be this pretty again.

Fancychooklady... I MUST ask, what do you feed your chickens to make them look so "full" and keep their feathers so beautiful ? They are gorgeous birds !! Please tell me your secret about what their diet consists of.

 

[Fancychooklady]

I feed a 50/50 ratio of a game bird finisher micro pellet and free range mix. I have 2 x metal garbage bins side by side for easy mixing. Every Friday they get cooked rice or pasta with 3-4 eggs mixed through and 3 x tins of sardines in olive oil. They do of course get table scraps but they don't stretch far between 50 birds. Before I started them on the game bird finisher MP they were getting the average layer mix but I wasn't happy with the wastage , cause they just wouldn't eat it. The micro pellet is a little more expensive but they eat it. Partly because they don't see it in amongst the grain.
Purina have a similar product 'Game bird flight conditioner ' . I have a mixed flock so I like the fact that it is low in calcium 1.35% . Calcium carbonate on free take for the layers of course.