Here is a few shots of my growing flock of BLRWs. I started off with 9, all splash from a local breeder. I kept the friendliest rooster, and a couple hens. I have since added 2 pullets, a dark blue and a black from another breeder. I also recently hatched 3, 2 blue and a black, from another...
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A seperate thread to subscribe to would be ideal. Start it up and post the link. I have eggs in the incubator now and this would be a great reference.
For those in the know, how can we as learners tell the difference between a Black BLRW and a Good Lace Wyandotte?
Most of us go off of what another breeder tells us, and until we post what we believe is one thing and then get a stern reply about how wrong we are and that we are jeopardizing the...
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I know your photo is blurry, but that looks like a blue hen, not a splash. How old are they? She also doesn't look too much like a "she" either. Can you get another picture?
A couple of other shots. The black and blue look about the same in the face and body size. Compared to some...
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I know your photo is blurry, but that looks like a blue hen, not a splash. How old are they? She also doesn't look too much like a "she" either. Can you get another picture?
The two together, she is a blue. I did not post any of the splash. They are about 16 weeks +/- .
I will try and...
Here is a picture of my Splash Rooster and two young pullets that I just bought. One is dark blue, the other is black. I also have some eggs coming from another breeder and I am hoping for some really nice blues from them.
He looks brighter red in this picture than he really is.
He is...
New Chicks, 2 weeks old. I hatched these from the same stock that I got my other ones from. If they are hens, I am giving them to my FIL for egg layers.
With their hatch mates.
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The biggest indicator of a splash rooster is some green feathers mixed into their tails. No black.? Most splash hens end up white laced red. I have had some with a hint of blue.
Splash x black laced red = 100% blue.
Splash are often off in color and uneven, I find in breeding not only...
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Your birds look to be all splashes.
I was thinking the same thing
So, a splash would be any shade of blue, that includes white or black somewhere, correct? If so, I have a couple that are splash and a few that are not.
Those newest pictures may have the same little rooster in a...
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I used a different camera to try and get better pictures. I agree that most have a lighter blue, but the red is not all brassy. Most breeders say that the blue can go from a very dark to a very light. Let me know if these pictures look better. Thanks
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One of the new hens is very "Brassy" around her head. The newest rooster is a little darker than some of my older ones. I have one hen that appears to be darker. My best guess is that are all too young to be showing their true potential. Of the first 8, the hens and rooster that they...
With my original flock of 8 BLRWs becoming 4 roos and 4 hens, I was looking to add a couple hens. I found a trio at a local sale, maybe a couple weeks younger than what I have. The red is a little deeper than most of my 8 and one appers to be darker blue. They are from Murray McMurry parents, "I...