Arkansas Blue egg layers

[caj1985]

found some on craigslist waiting on confirmation now

Make sure you verify the origins or you may have SBEL instead of Arkansas Blues. Breeding stock of these is very limited.

 

[ronott1]

Make sure you verify the origins or you may have SBEL instead of Arkansas Blues. Breeding stock of these is very limited.

I was thinking the same thing!

 

[Metella]

One of my Two AK Blues as a peep ...very lovely birds.

 

[tntchix]

Make sure you verify the origins or you may have SBEL instead of Arkansas Blues. Breeding stock of these is very limited.

They aren't responding so I'm going to assume they weren't being honest in the ad. Guess I'll never know.

Thanks for the heads up.You too, @ronott1 . So much to learn. While I would love AB's I might settle too for a SBEL. Gotta do some research.

 

[ronott1]

They aren't responding so I'm going to assume they weren't being honest in the ad. Guess I'll never know.

Thanks for the heads up.You too, @ronott1 . So much to learn. While I would love AB's I might settle too for a SBEL. Gotta do some research.

The big difference is that the Arkansas blues have all blue egg shell genes. They have also been stabilized as a blue genetics breed that breeds true.

essentially all the work has been done already with them. The SBELs do not have all blue egg shell genes(some hens will lay white eggs) and are not a breed yet.

 

[tntchix]

The big difference is that the Arkansas blues have all blue egg shell genes. They have also been stabilized as a blue genetics breed that breeds true.

essentially all the work has been done already with them. The SBELs do not have all blue egg shell genes(some hens will lay white eggs) and are not a breed yet.

Well, that saved me time. I have 5 leghorns already no more white eggs please. Alright, I want Arkansas blues for sure. Thank you.

 

[Metella]

ONE of these is the peep - I didn't band them - got one darker and one lighter version ... any input on if they are hens/roos or mixed and why ???

 

[ronott1]

ONE of these is the peep - I didn't band them - got one darker and one lighter version ... any input on if they are hens/roos or mixed and why ???

How old are they?

 

[caj1985]

I would say pullet for sure on the second. I would need age to make a guess on the first. I will tell you that the cockerels show obvious hackles fairly young. They also tend to have the wider comb base even prior to any color or real comb development. My first hatch was all pullets, 8 of them, so I kept looking for months for how to tell them apart.

 

[ronott1]

I would say pullet for sure on the second. I would need age to make a guess on the first. I will tell you that the cockerels show obvious hackles fairly young. They also tend to have the wider comb base even prior to any color or real comb development. My first hatch was all pullets, 8 of them, so I kept looking for months for how to tell them apart.

The cockerels also crow early.