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Question for you all. I have 5, 6-week old chicks that I thought were Blue Wheaten but I noticed that the suspected cockerels are not as blue as I'd expect them to be at this age. Would a BW be mostly blue by 6 weeks?
How can I tell if they are SW's? A few look very similar to this photo.
Are SW's an accepted color variety?
Thanks for all of your help in advance!
I'm new to Ameraucanas this year. I have two Blue Wheatens, a cockerel and a pullet, from Jeremy and one Silver from John Blehm. They are such sweeties!
Here are a few pics of my BW cockerel:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/55754_cosettelemondrop1may2011.jpg 5 weeks old with his sister who is 3 weeks here.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/55754_lemondropa15may2011.jpg 7 weeks old (he has his tail down because he is not thrilled to be posing for the camera)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/55754_june29ld2011.jpg 14 weeks old. One of my most recent shots of him.
Thanks Debi! These pics really help! Your boy still looks much darker than mine do.
I am going to take some photos of them tonight.
Your first pic had me laughing because I actually have 1 little pullet from the hatch and the size disparity between her and her hatch-mates looks just like your photo. She hatched from a very small, round egg but because it was so blue I decided to set it anyway. At first I thought she just was having failure to thrive but alas, she's 6 weeks old, fully feathered and eats way more than her siblings. Did I mention she is the loudest too? I've named her Minnie