Blue Andalusian thread!

[Gingersnap722]

Hi, I ordered Blue Andalusian hens (although I think one is turning out to be a roo) and some of them look black. Is this a normal thing when ordering Blue's from a hatchery? If so, do I still refer to them as Blue Andalusian's or Black?

Thanks, Donna

 

[jtn42248]

Hi, I ordered Blue Andalusian hens (although I think one is turning out to be a roo) and some of them look black. Is this a normal thing when ordering Blue's from a hatchery? If so, do I still refer to them as Blue Andalusian's or Black?

Thanks, Donna

The breed is Blue Andalusian. The accepted standards for color are the blue (slate grey), the black and the splash (white with mottled grey).

I have 6 Blue Andalusians. There are black (2 hens and one hen that decided to become a rooster), two blue and one splash. They lay white eggs.

My rooster (I did not want a rooster in my flock) is the most beautiful bird I have seen. He is tall, slim, very large comb and wattles, white ear lobes and tail feathers that reach for the sky. And he can crow like no bodies business.

 

[Lacy Blues]

Andalusian is the breed. Blue is a variety, as is splash and black. Too bad only the blues are recognized as I've seen some breath taking splashes and blacks!

 

[critterbug]

Andalusian is the breed. Blue is a variety, as is splash and black. Too bad only the blues are recognized as I've seen some breath taking splashes and blacks!

I have a splash that is my best looking roo at the moment.

 

[jtn42248]

I have a splash that is my best looking roo at the moment.

Really a beautiful bird. I will have to try to get a good picture of my black roo to post.

 

[Gingersnap722]

Thanks everyone!

 

[spottedjagiwar]

This is "Stormy" can you tell me if he is is truly a HE? 10 weeks old.

 

[Lacy Blues]

Yep, Stormy is a "HE"

 

[spottedjagiwar]

Stormy getting a good spot on my head

Does anyone need another roo in WA state?

 

[jtn42248]

I finaly managed to get a decent picture of my Blue Andalusian rooster (black coloration). His name is Little Dude, full name Little Dude la Roo - The Hen That Decided To Be A Rooster.



He is good at watching over his flock of 23 hens, has a small harem of favorites (six hens) that he will call over when he finds a nice bug to share and in general is not a bad rooster. You can see the hint of green in his tail feathers. That same green is throughout his entire body.