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Thanks so much, @waddles99 !! I'm still new to this breed and variety, so I really appreciate any advice and opinions I can get. What is it about his head and comb you don't like? All I know to look for is general body type, coloring and lacing. I'd love to learn more about what to look for in...

Got some new pics of my boy today!! I'm really pleased with how he's turning out. He's HUGE!! I do wish his red was just a little darker, but he's definitely not what I would call "orange". Here's Piper: Anyone care to give me a critique on my guy? He's 6 months old.

My splash is actually my favorite, lol. She's beautiful. Although my blue boy has the most vibrant blue I've ever seen... My splash girl, Phoebe: My blue laced cockerel, Piper: They're such awesome, friendly birds. I love them.

X2. And, to answer your other question, if you breed your black laced reds together, you will produce only black laced reds. Blue X Blue = 50% blue, 25% black, 25% splash; Blue X Black = 50% blue, 50% black; Blue X Splash = 50% blue, 50% splash; Black X Black = 100% black; Black X Splash = 100%...

That's great @PeakyBeaky ! I'm just getting into breeding and I've got a great looking pair to start with. I may have to get some chicks or eggs from you in the future...I'm actually from PA, so I go up there a lot to visit family. Maybe on one of my trips I'll see about getting some babies from...

Oh my GOODNESS!! He's GORGEOUS!!! I'd love to have a boy like him. I love his colors- so rich looking! Absolutely stunning.

Piper hopped up in my lap this morning for some Mama cuddles I love my boy so so much!!! And then, of course, he followed me around while I was checking everyone's food and water, too: He is BY FAR my favorite chicken!!! I always wanted a lap rooster

Lol, I totally get it. I have Silver Laced, Blue Laced Red, and Gold Laced. I love all of them. In fact, one of my Silver Laced girls just started laying about two weeks ago...leave it to a wyandotte to start laying in winter! She waited long enough, though. She was eight months when she...

It does look like you've got a couple blues, but they're kinda light. And I still think it looks like you've got more than one cockerel there, either that or some really early maturing pullets...did you say how old they are? I'd keep an eye on the two behind your splash boy in that second pic...

How old are they? Is it just me, or does it look like there might be more than one possible cockerel there? The one on the left at the bottom (the splash) and the one on the top at the right (the blue) both have dark-ish combs...heck, even the comb of that one farthest to the left (the blue) has...

Yes, exactly. And, arm candy, since both of mine seem to have an affinity for perching on people's arms, lol. That's what I love most about them

And that is precisely what I plan to do. I know I may not have the best birds, in fact, it's pretty obvious that I don't. But, I mainly chose the breeder I chose because his birds had BEAUTIFUL type and were very sweet, sociable characters. The coloring and lacing can be improved, but it's much...

Thanks! My face is like that because I was kinda worried she might poop on me, lol. I have several pics of her and Piper doing this, though. Every time I bend down, they gotta get up with Mama and see what she's doing. And Phoebe is by far the worst photo bomber in the history of photos, lol. I...

Yes, sorry. You're right. I meant to say Best of Variety, I just typed the wrong thing. But I was at two of the shows he won that at, so I do know it happened, and they were both APA recognized shows. That was my bad for typing the wrong thing, but I do know their father is a good quality bird...

I wouldn't normally take any offense from what you said as I do get a lot of my birds from hatchery stock, but I bought these birds from a reputable breeder who sells show quality birds that have done well at shows in the area. The parents of these two birds were lovely examples of the breed...

Oh, and as promised, here's Piper (Pippin) and Phoebe together: Phoebe's a little more shy...it's hard to get a close-up of her with my little man. By the way, what do you think of keeping his name Piper even if he's a boy? I've gotten used to calling him that. Sometimes I call him...

Well, no offense, but I really hope you're wrong...it would be so sad if he didn't turn out looking like his father. I thought he looked really dark. I only see a few lighter, brassy looking feathers. You are right about the shafting though. I wish it wasn't there, but there it is, lol...

I hope you guys are right!!! Fingers crossed!

Thank you!! Yes, he is very blue. I'm really hoping you all are right about him being a boy, because his father (and my splash girl's father) is GORGEOUS!!! I nicknamed him "Beefcake" and say hello to him every time I'm out there. He's super sweet, a beautiful dark blue, HUGE, and has the nicest...

Thanks so much!! I've been thinking boy since he was about 8 weeks old, and I was really thinking I would know by now. When do their hackle and saddle feathers start to come in? It looks like he might be starting to get his hackles...but I'm not sure. And I noticed some pointy feathers in the...