Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

[Flowerbh]

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I hatched this BLRW a few days ago. Do you think it will be the blue version or the black version? Thanks. [/quot So....black or blue laced red? ]

 

[DMRippy]

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I don't think it is blue. I don't really feel like it is black.... but not sure. It seems too dark for splash, but that would have been my first thought. Without something to compare it to.... IDK

 

[Overoberyl]

I hatched this BLRW a few days ago. Do you think it will be the blue version or the black version? Thanks.

I tthink it might be black, since there are areas of darker fluff, if it was a splash i dont think it would have those darker areas, and if it were blue the fluff would be more blueish...but its hard to tell, the last one i hatched i thought was a splash turned out to be black, lol. Now i know the splashes look much lighter, almost blonde. I just hatched four, i think one splash and three blue, time will tell, just hoping for some hens!

 

[ki4got]

That definitely does NOT look like a blr chick coloration, but could it be because I raise bantam blrw's instead of standards? Are the bantam baby colors different from standard? That looks kind of like the light brown leghorn chicks that I used to raise, or, as chicks, the 'chipmunk' striping...

Anyways, I bred two bantam blrw's, and got 4 blue laced red's, 1 white laced red, and 1 splash laced red. Zarasha isn't exactly white laced red, just blue laced red without the blue! Kinda white laced orange. I know from reading somewhere that breeding blrw's produces 50% blr's, 25% blacklr's, and 25% splashlr's. Is this true? And why did I get a 'white laced orange'? Anyone that experienced in color genetics? Maybe I'll get pics eventually.

your 'white laced' is probably just a very pale splash laced... the splash (blue gene) coloration can vary from a pale grey to white, sometimes with or without the darker splash markings, tho i've noticed usually the darker red birds will also have a bit darker splash too (and vice versa).

that has to do with the fact that the mahogany gene that darkens the red also affects the tone of the splash, and conversely the splash tends to lighten the red, so it all depends on the individual bird as to the depth of mahogany vs the splash. some will naturally be darker than others just because of the interactions of the genes and any others that may be present. also, i've seen a lot of birds that don't have the mahogany gene, so tend to be more brassy/orange in tone because of the dilution of the splash/blue gene.

and as for breeding blrw, blue only carries 1 copy of the gene (Bl/bl+) while splash has 2 copies (Bl/Bl). so disregarding the depth of red, quality of lacing, etc, the blue-ness will transfer like any other blue breed.
black x blue = 50% black, 50% blue
blue x blue = 25% black, 50% blue, 25% splash
splash x black = 100% blue
splash x blue = 50% blue 50% splash
splash x splash = 100% splash

splash x splash is **NOT** recommended for blrw if you want to maintain the nice deep red. you'd be better off using a nice dark blue or black laced red with a splash. the paler the splash, the more likely you'd be better with a black laced red (not gold laced, as they don't have the mahogany gene).

forgot to mention, while splash does dilute the red, you probably got the orange because both parents aren't homozygous for mahogany. it's a dominant gene, so the wild type orange/red may pop up now and then. i would NOT use these birds for breeding, as the lack of mahogany kind of defeats the purpose of striving for the deep reds. and while the splash does dilute the mahogany some, it does not go so far as to make it the orange-ish tones.

this is my splash laced girl, who is actually a much darker red even than the camera shows.

 

[PeakyBeaky]

Yes, this is a typical color for a BLR chick-they don't always get a 'true" chipmunk pattern. And, it's hard to say, since the picture looks yellow on my screen-but it could be a blue. The blacks we have are usually a little darker-but, again-they can vary. Try and get a piture in natural outside light.

I hatched this BLRW a few days ago. Do you think it will be the blue version or the black version? Thanks.

 

[Texasmja]

Yes, this is a typical color for a BLR chick-they don't always get a 'true" chipmunk pattern. And, it's hard to say, since the picture looks yellow on my screen-but it could be a blue. The blacks we have are usually a little darker-but, again-they can vary. Try and get a piture in natural outside light.

I had some last hatch that looked like this color and their wing and tails feathered in with black lace feathers. I should of taken pictures of them before they left, very pretty chicks.

 

[ozexpat]

The 2 in the front are BLRW I took to the philippines

 

[ClickerChick]

She is a splash. Here is one of my splash's. She should not be orange. Splash can dilute the red, but orange is not a good thing. BLRW should all be chipmunk striped are your not?

1: Jessie looks just like that, but Zarasha is a mix of orange and white, and doesn't look anything like that. I might be able to get a pic tomorrow. 2: Mine were hatched a pale grey with a blue spot on their head.

 

[ClickerChick]

this is my splash laced girl, who is actually a much darker red even than the camera shows.

PRETTY!!!!!! Looks like Jessie!

 

[heirloomorps]

1: Jessie looks just like that, but Zarasha is a mix of orange and white, and doesn't look anything like that. I might be able to get a pic tomorrow.
2: Mine were hatched a pale grey with a blue spot on their head.

That's really strange... all my BLRW have the chipmunk stripes in varying shades of dark. Where did you get your BLRW from?