Afraid to ask on my EE and SLW

Cynthia12

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I've been watching this one for 10 weeks.that's his/her age. I think I'm seeing some saddle feathers?
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Dad was a pure BO, and mom was an EE, mostly blue with some black in her wings and tail..striking color of an EE.. ok, here I go, a few pics..oh, and also wondering about my pure SLW. Not very good pictures of her, she is hanging with the EE..
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And the last one that I really see what I think are saddle feathers?
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From what I've read, only boys will have red on their wings like that. So I am saying the mix is a boy.

Also, that is not a pure SLW.

I need better pictures to guess on that one
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This is a SLW, my girl @ 5 1/2 months or so.
 
could be a hatchery SLW...mine were awful...OP, hate to tell you this, but I see two boys...can we have upclose pics of each one please? Side views if possible.
 
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I just don't see any lacing at all to be honest. That's why I think it's not full SLW.

They do both look like boys for that age. The black one has pretty shiny saddle feathers for a girl
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Good point. I don't really see any lacing either...Then again, my hatchery SLW had more splotches than lacing
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It would be easier to tell more if we could see the whole chicken.
 
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Oh no, I promise that it is a pure SLW. I heard that it takes a while for the lacing to come out? The person I got the eggs from has been doing SLW for a long time, this is the 5th generation! Better be pure. Remember, only 10 weeks old. I was so hoping that the SLW especially was a girl.
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Looking for a better picture, but it will be of the two together again.
Shucks, I erased the one with the full face on of the SLW..but I am willing to get another! The comb and wattles are pretty red at this early stage..I think I have two roos too..but will get a good picture anyway. Back in a while.
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I can see saddle feathers on the EE-2nd photo from bottom-Roo
the other is a not so great photo but from what I see -roo

Sorry Cynthia:(
 
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Dunno about that...My laced birds were well laced by that age....here are a couple shots of my birds way younger than yours...they are BLRW, and even at 6 weeks, their lacing is far better developed than the bird in your pictures.

You can already see the lacing beginning to show in these pictures

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Here are birds about the same age as yours

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This is the same two birds a couple of months ago

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These are all hatchery birds. I would expect a 5th gen from a breeder to be superior quality in every way...especially lacing
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