Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

[Shawneegyrl]

I have 6 chicks, all from a hatchery. I thought surely out of 6 I would get 1-2 that were at least fairly nice - not show /breeding but close to type/color.

I think all will be splash but I am wondering if the feather/lacing usually looks like this at this point.
Will it get better after a molt?

Sigh

 

[Fancychooklady]

My Blu, is starting to fill out.

 

[cuties]

I have 6 chicks, all from a hatchery. I thought surely out of 6 I would get 1-2 that were at least fairly nice - not show /breeding but close to type/color.

I think all will be splash but I am wondering if the feather/lacing usually looks like this at this point.
Will it get better after a molt?

Sigh 

This is my splash at 3 1/2 weeks.

 

[cuties]

If memory serves me right, this is 6 weeks

 

[cuties]

This was taken yesterday.
She was hatched in april. I am hoping her lacing contin ues to improve.
I have 2 other girls from the same breeder. One is less then half the size of her sister. The other has severe cross beak. I do not want to use a splash to start my breeding program in the spring. But I may not have any other choice.

 

[gladahmae]

I have 6 chicks, all from a hatchery. I thought surely out of 6 I would get 1-2 that were at least fairly nice - not show /breeding but close to type/color.

I think all will be splash but I am wondering if the feather/lacing usually looks like this at this point.
Will it get better after a molt?

Sigh

Yeah, my hatchery birds were kind of a mess. Out of the 8 chicks I ordered, 4 had straight combs, and only 1 (one of the 2 cockerels I ordered) was blue. Their lacing is really so-so, and one barely has ANY lacing.....mostly just big orange-red blotches on her back with a little bit of white at the tips here and there.

Mine have improved a bit with each molt, but they aren't going to look like really nice birds for the most part. There was a substantial difference between the ones I hatched from eggs I got on here and the ones I got from Meyer.

That being said, if all you're after is some pretty backyard layers, I'm sure you'll be happy with them.

 

[delisha]

I have 6 chicks, all from a hatchery. I thought surely out of 6 I would get 1-2 that were at least fairly nice - not show /breeding but close to type/color.

I think all will be splash but I am wondering if the feather/lacing usually looks like this at this point.
Will it get better after a molt?

Sigh

They are hatchery and they will not really look like BLRW when they are mature,,,but they will still be beautiful hens and lay you wonderful eggs.

This was taken yesterday.
She was hatched in april. I am hoping her lacing contin ues to improve.
I have 2 other girls from the same breeder. One is less then half the size of her sister. The other has severe cross beak. I do not want to use a splash to start my breeding program in the spring. But I may not have any other choice.

Your splash has too much white on the neck feathers.but her body is beautiful..so you have a good house...your blue cockerel is beautiful..I see two blue pullets too. One is small, however the other blue looks great. You have that black to use on your splash so that might help with color..your flock looks beautiful..

 

[cuties]

The beautiful blue girl is the bird with the crossbeak. I'm thinking of getting a couple eggs from her as a test hatch. Thanks deli!

 

[Nickeyo]

I have 6 chicks but could only get 3 b4 it started getting dark All are at 4.5 weeks Chick 1 I think may be girl Chick 2 I think may be boy Chick 3 I think a girl

I would say splash though could possibly be buff laced

 

[Shawneegyrl]

Yeah, my hatchery birds were kind of a mess. Out of the 8 chicks I ordered, 4 had straight combs, and only 1 (one of the 2 cockerels I ordered) was blue. Their lacing is really so-so, and one barely has ANY lacing.....mostly just big orange-red blotches on her back with a little bit of white at the tips here and there.

Mine have improved a bit with each molt, but they aren't going to look like really nice birds for the most part. There was a substantial difference between the ones I hatched from eggs I got on here and the ones I got from Meyer.

That being said, if all you're after is some pretty backyard layers, I'm sure you'll be happy with them.

I had hoped for a little more, but will be happy with pretty layers. If I were ever to get into the country with room and no neighbors to worry about (i M currently in stealth mode) I would go to a breeder just to have something that is closer to the SOP and recognizable for what it is. I am sure someone will see these and say "what kind of chicken is that?"

I will still enjoy these guys!