Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

[colby318]

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So, a splash would be any shade of blue, that includes white or black somewhere, correct? If so, I have a couple that are splash and a few that are not.

Those newest pictures may have the same little rooster in a few of them.

Genetics question, a splash x a splash will produce all splash? a splash x anything else will produce 50% splash? Do not go too deep with an answer, I am a long way from breeding anything. Those of you that do have a good grasp on it, you can see it in your birds. I will end up with 4 or 5 roosters and will need to decide on a couple to keep.

The biggest indicator of a splash rooster is some green feathers mixed into their tails. No black. Most splash hens end up white laced red. I have had some with a hint of blue.
Splash x black laced red = 100% blue.

green?

 

[chickee]

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The biggest indicator of a splash rooster is some green feathers mixed into their tails. No black. Most splash hens end up white laced red. I have had some with a hint of blue.
Splash x black laced red = 100% blue.

green?

Looks dark blue with a greenish sheen to me . . Every time I say something I run into this

Guess I better just

from now on.

 

[sjarvis00]

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So, a splash would be any shade of blue, that includes white or black somewhere, correct? If so, I have a couple that are splash and a few that are not.

Those newest pictures may have the same little rooster in a few of them.

Genetics question, a splash x a splash will produce all splash? a splash x anything else will produce 50% splash? Do not go too deep with an answer, I am a long way from breeding anything. Those of you that do have a good grasp on it, you can see it in your birds. I will end up with 4 or 5 roosters and will need to decide on a couple to keep.

The biggest indicator of a splash rooster is some green feathers mixed into their tails. No black.? Most splash hens end up white laced red. I have had some with a hint of blue.
Splash x black laced red = 100% blue.

Splash are often off in color and uneven, I find in breeding not only the BLR but in breeding other blue varieties the splash males do not often make good breeders for color due to being so uneven. I have always achieved better quality blue color from Blue to Blue matings. In those instances when I used splash I sought even colored birds as teh eneven colored birds produced uneven blue with the appearances of black both being color culls. The Blue in teh blue varieties should be an even shade of slaty blue throughout the plumage and the use of uneven colored birds often creates problems.

The other item to keep in mind the Blue itself comes in very broad range of colors from very dark nearly black to very light. It is teh birds in the middle of this that I prefer and beleive meets more the described even slaty blue description.

Splash in it's own right can be described as a light blue with black or darker and lighter feathers and a variance of color. It is often used to describe the light colored offspring and poorly, uneven colored offspring of blue matings. from my experiences although these birds can be used to produce blue birds the color quality of teh blue is often sacrificed with very few being of any real color quality. I have found Blue x Blue produces the greatest number of quality colored birds.

 

[teamsunbelt]

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The biggest indicator of a splash rooster is some green feathers mixed into their tails. No black.? Most splash hens end up white laced red. I have had some with a hint of blue.
Splash x black laced red = 100% blue.

Splash are often off in color and uneven, I find in breeding not only the BLR but in breeding other blue varieties the splash males do not often make good breeders for color due to being so uneven. I have always achieved better quality blue color from Blue to Blue matings. In those instances when I used splash I sought even colored birds as teh eneven colored birds produced uneven blue with the appearances of black both being color culls. The Blue in teh blue varieties should be an even shade of slaty blue throughout the plumage and the use of uneven colored birds often creates problems.

The other item to keep in mind the Blue itself comes in very broad range of colors from very dark nearly black to very light. It is teh birds in the middle of this that I prefer and beleive meets more the described even slaty blue description.

Splash in it's own right can be described as a light blue with black or darker and lighter feathers and a variance of color. It is often used to describe the light colored offspring and poorly, uneven colored offspring of blue matings. from my experiences although these birds can be used to produce blue birds the color quality of teh blue is often sacrificed with very few being of any real color quality. I have found Blue x Blue produces the greatest number of quality colored birds.

That makes sense. So even if you have a light shade of blue, you still need a consistant shade. I am not sure that I like the very dark blue, more of the med and lighter. It is very hard to judge local birds and industry birds against the birds that some of you guys produce.

Thanks for the information.

 

[sjarvis00]

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Splash are often off in color and uneven, I find in breeding not only the BLR but in breeding other blue varieties the splash males do not often make good breeders for color due to being so uneven. I have always achieved better quality blue color from Blue to Blue matings. In those instances when I used splash I sought even colored birds as teh eneven colored birds produced uneven blue with the appearances of black both being color culls. The Blue in teh blue varieties should be an even shade of slaty blue throughout the plumage and the use of uneven colored birds often creates problems.

The other item to keep in mind the Blue itself comes in very broad range of colors from very dark nearly black to very light. It is teh birds in the middle of this that I prefer and beleive meets more the described even slaty blue description.

Splash in it's own right can be described as a light blue with black or darker and lighter feathers and a variance of color. It is often used to describe the light colored offspring and poorly, uneven colored offspring of blue matings. from my experiences although these birds can be used to produce blue birds the color quality of teh blue is often sacrificed with very few being of any real color quality. I have found Blue x Blue produces the greatest number of quality colored birds.

That makes sense. So even if you have a light shade of blue, you still need a consistant shade. I am not sure that I like the very dark blue, more of the med and lighter. It is very hard to judge local birds and industry birds against the birds that some of you guys produce.

Thanks for the information.

the lighter blue still works well, just try for even shades in teh breeder pens you will be happier with the results as the birds will be more uniform though out thier body.

 

[GoldenPuppy]

I thought I'd share some new pictures of my young BLRWs, who are 16 weeks old now.

They insisted on ranging out in the rain instead of staying in the dry barn and they got all wet. So I made them come inside and they roosted. They look nicer when they are fully dry but I happened to have the camera so took a few shots anyway.

Cockerel #1, Rockefeller

From left to right, Pullet #1's rump, Svetlana, and Cockerel #2, we just call him The Wheaten

The whole little gang! Inga, Svetlana, The Wheaten, The Rock (who looks very wet indeed!)
Svetlana is so beautiful but she is NOT a friendly bird at all. I'm sure she will be a good mother, though.

 

[Blue]

I have 3 BLRW chicks that turn 6 weeks old tomorrow, and I'm thinking right now that I have 1 cockerel and 2 pullets, but it may just be wishful thinking. I was going by the fact that 1 has a larger and darker comb and darker non-wattles (since they're not really growing yet, but are turning pretty red) in comparison to the other 2, but is that a reliable way to sex Wyandottes, or are they still too young to tell?

 

[doubleatraining]

Here is my non-high quality BLRW hen. I don't plan on breeding her at all but she will be added to my happy laying hens.

 

[DirtCreature]

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I have three 6wk old chicks aswell, im not sure about the sexes yet either, but if I get a rooster and you dont, I'm shipping mine to you.... Lol

 

[Blue]

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I have three 6wk old chicks aswell, im not sure about the sexes yet either, but if I get a rooster and you dont, I'm shipping mine to you.... Lol

If I don't get a rooster, I'd be happy to take one (not like I don't have enough roosters; they're just not BLRWs), but the trip may be a bit far for the poor guy. lol! Pretty sure at least one of them is a little rooster; I just hope there's only one. Having a trio all turn out to be boys would NOT make me a happy camper. The BLRWs are gorgeous, but I don't want all roos!

I have 9 large fowl cochins chicks the same age, and I know at least 4 of them are cockerels as well, so I'll probably have at least a couple extra roos from that batch to deal with, too.

My 3 BLRWs:

Cockerel

Pullet (?)

Pullet(?)