Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

[AshleySGM]

Here are my chicks. I don't know for sure who's a pullet and who's a cockerel. I know I don't want to let any pullets go by accident so I'll wait them out.

I ordered 3 from Hoover. They're 6 weeks old.
Chick #1 This chick got the straight comb so it's the most puzzling.

Chick #2 is the one I'm thinking for sure is a pullet.

Chick #3 this one I have thought is a rooster from nearly the start. It's comb has been red since it was real little.

These 5 chicks I hatched from eggs. They're 4 weeks old.
Chick #4 This one has the straight comb from the younger group. I so want this to be a pullet.

Chick #5 This one is so dark, and I think it's a roo.

Poor little ugly thing. LOL

Chick #6 This chick looks like a roo too to me.

Chick #7 This one is in the background of the above picture too.

Last is Chick #9 and this one was the most puzzling. I didn't know it was blue or splash so I thought it was just a dud. Well I've since noticed it is laced in blue or splash so it is in fact a blue laced chick just a poor base color. I hoped it would be a pullet so it could be in my layer flock but now I'm wondering that part too.

That's my chicks. On a brighter note, I did acquire two new roosters for my future breeding plans.

That's my new blue roo and this is my new black roo

They're molting and only 4 months old right now. Can't wait to see them grow up!

 

[oregonkat]

This is my BLRW! Her name is buttercup and she is about two months old!
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She is going to be a beauty! Congratulations!

 

[oregonkat]

@AshleySGM whether or not your number 9 chick is considered laced he/she is gorgeous. I love the feather patterns. Your blue laced roo is also, just beautiful. I'm jealous! The only Wyandotte that I have ended up with is a pure blue hen, lovely, but just blue!

 

[AshleySGM]

@oregonkat Thank you so much I was planning to be stingy and keep all the hens. If they aren't the right color, they can still be eye candy in the laying flock. Roos though, I can't keep them all.

 

[emrya]

So my thoughts are 1,3,5 and 6 are cockerels. I just had a batch of 7 BLR/Splash/Black laced that 5 turned out male with and most were pretty obvious at 6-8 weeks. doesn't mean there isn't hope though I am not an expert.

 

[AshleySGM]

I'm going to wait just in case. I don't want to let any pullets go. Surely it'll get more obvious as they get a little older.

 

[emrya]

it definitely does.

 

[AshleySGM]

My BLRW pullets are 6 months old now. I'm anxiously awaiting eggs and can't wait to be raising chicks from them!

 

[oregonkat]

@AshleySGM your girls are stunning! I am not surprised that you are totally in love!

 

[buckpartyof7]

Can anyone tell me if this is a pullet or cockerel? 17 weeks old now. The consensus on FB groups is cockerel, but nothing about it looks like a boy to me. No saddle feathers, hackle feathers, or tail feathers like all my other cockerels have already.