Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

[Duramaxgirl]

This roo? He looks Blue to me......

ALEX can you put a pic up of a Black LRW roo?

You know I can't let this slide... I know your not intending to ask me but my nic name is Alex short for Alexandria!!

so here's a few pictures of some of my black BLRWs
This is a black BLRW I purchased as a chick from the Foley's. Although he was beautiful and was very good with the hens he was very aggressive to my kids so I culled him after one to many attacks.
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I think the easiest way to tell a black from a dark blue is that the blacks have green tail feathers.
hes young in this photo and filled out beautifully and was a HUGE bird.

Here is a black hen that is the sister to the above roo purchased from the Foley's. I have since placed her in another home when I did my fall cull. She was a big girl too. All the Wyandottes I have had from the Foley's have been very large.

 

[ki4got]

Quote: well, partridge is just the pattern gene. lacing adds columbian and melanizing. so your chicks will be incompletely laced...

 

[DMRippy]

Quote: well, partridge is just the pattern gene. lacing adds columbian and melanizing. so your chicks will be incompletely laced...

what does that mean?

 

[Countrypunk92]

You know those chicks you had before? Where the chicks didnt have much lacing? Looked lke red splotchs? I think Like that.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

You know I can't let this slide... I know your not intending to ask me but my nic name is Alex short for Alexandria!!

so here's a few pictures of some of my black BLRWs
This is a black BLRW I purchased as a chick from the Foley's. Although he was beautiful and was very good with the hens he was very aggressive to my kids so I culled him after one to many attacks.
.
I think the easiest way to tell a black from a dark blue is that the blacks have green tail feathers.
hes young in this photo and filled out beautifully and was a HUGE bird.

Here is a black hen that is the sister to the above roo purchased from the Foley's. I have since placed her in another home when I did my fall cull. She was a big girl too. All the Wyandottes I have had from the Foley's have been very large.

 

[DMRippy]

You know those chicks you had before? Where the chicks didnt have much lacing? Looked lke red splotchs? I think Like that.

AH.... I still have one of those roos..... going to the roo guy probably to be eaten.

 

[ki4got]

Quote: well, partridge is just the pattern gene. lacing adds columbian and melanizing. so your chicks will be incompletely laced...

what does that mean?
it means they'll be beautiful, but not 'true' blue laced red. the lacing will be incomplete. more at the tips of the feathers, some feathers blue with just a red shafting, that sort of thing.

 

[DMRippy]

it means they'll be beautiful, but not 'true' blue laced red. the lacing will be incomplete. more at the tips of the feathers, some feathers blue with just a red shafting, that sort of thing.

Thanks. I don't plan to keep any.... just sell the pullets for layers.

 

[OR4-hmom]

I have a pullet that is pretty much tail-less. She has a few tail feathers on one side but that's it. Does this happen often?

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This is my other oddity.

 

[chickbabymomma1]

This roo? He looks Blue to me......

ALEX can you put a pic up of a Black LRW roo?

Yeah, I will try to take some more pics today while they are out of the pen. Hopefully better lighting will help. The lady that I bought them from said he was black, so that is what I was going off of. Another question what should I be looking for as far as type when picking out new birds and getting rid of babies when I get them?

Thanks