Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

[delisha]

Thanks guys! I tried every angle. I think I need a rear view of blackie yet. They are all 3 just getting over molt. Yes z has a lot of soft feathers... he is not included in a breeding program at this time. But will stick around. He is syd's fav
I will be keeping sauce around in high hopes.
You are welcome anytime! And pullets are too ! ;-)

I just posed a few pictures in the WI room of new chicks..

The young male I kept from the same breeding as sauce looks nice too. He has really nice dark red saddle feathers and neck feathers. I could not ask for a better color. I like this breeding's top line so much better also.

 

[CHICKENBOY18]

do u have any idea of what two breeds of wyandottes can make a blue laced red wyandotte i think it might be golden laced and silver laced but i am not sure
i am trying to figure this out because murray mcmurray hatchery only hatch them in straight runs and if i get 2 roos i dont really want to order more i would rather just buy the two breeds that make them so please message me back

 

[Chickenhill]

do u have any idea of what two breeds of wyandottes can make a blue laced red wyandotte i think it might be golden laced and silver laced but i am not sure
i am trying to figure this out because murray mcmurray hatchery only hatch them in straight runs and if i get 2 roos i dont really want to order more i would rather just buy the two breeds that make them so please message me back

There are breeders on this thread that have incredible BLRW and Silver Laced that sell chicks at reasonable prices with small minimum orders. Gold laced would produce the wrong color from the get go. You need a black laced VS the gold laced. The gold makes a brassy light red and is further diluted by the cross with a Silver laced bird.

 

[malndobe]

What are the genetics behind the leg and comb color in the Wyandottes, and what would cause a gray/black comb and leg color? There is a breeder in my area with an ad on Craigslist right now for a couple older chicks, in the photo one clearly has dark grayish legs and comb. Is this a recessive in the breed, an indicator of a mix, ??

 

[delisha]

What are the genetics behind the leg and comb color in the Wyandottes, and what would cause a gray/black comb and leg color? There is a breeder in my area with an ad on Craigslist right now for a couple older chicks, in the photo one clearly has dark grayish legs and comb. Is this a recessive in the breed, an indicator of a mix, ??

a mix

Many people are selling birds called a specific name and they are not. You have a good eye to catch that. Most would not. They see a name and just buy it.


https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/blue-laced-red-wyandottes-chicken-breed-information

The "red" color is actually a caramel, bay, or deep mahogany (i.e. Rhode Island Reds) outlined by a thin edging of blue (gray). Feathers should not be double laced (i.e. Silver Pencilled Wyandottes), or have Andalusian lacing (light blue outlined in darker blue). Due to the genetics of the Andalusian Blue gene, Blue Laced Reds come in three colors: dark blue (kind of a charcoal color), blue, and splash (very light blue to whitish). Skin and feet are yellow, with horn colored beaks and bay eyes. When breeding BLR, this is what you can expect from the colors:
Blue X Blue = 25% Black, 50% Blue, 25% Splash
Blue X Splash = 50% Blue, 50% Splash
Splash X Splash = Splash
Andalusian blue is an incomplete dominate modifier of black, meaning that it only takes one copy of the gene vs. two copies to make a black chicken blue. When a bird gets two copies, it becomes 'splash', or dilute. There also are other unknown modifiers that affect the intensity of the expression of the blue, in that some splash birds are lighter than others. It is known that the shade of blue will get lighter with each successive mating of splash to splash, to the point the blue will appear white. Often, dark blues will be mated with these lighter birds to achieve the middle "pigeon blue" coloring that is the preferred in Germany. It is also the general opinion of some breeders that the resulting black laced offspring are not as cleanly laced as the blue parents and typically are not used for breeding purposes.

Additional information

http://minifluffsrabbitry.weebly.com/wyandotte-chicken-color-genetics.html​

 

[Lunar]

Hi folks! **Rookie Alert**

I have two (supposed) LF BLRW birds. They hatched around the beginning of June. At what age should I really be seeing signs of gender. I have read they are slow to mature, but one day I think, "Pair", then another, I think, "Pullets". They are strictly pet quality and I got them free at a swap for helping a little elderly lady. She said they were splash, but I think they are blue's. I wanted to start a little laying flock and they would be my start in big girls. lol

I guess I just thought I would be seeing wattles more than I do, so I thought I would ask you experts. One has more pink color, but its a bit older than the other.

 

[3BirdGirlz]

Hi folks! **Rookie Alert** I have two (supposed) LF BLRW birds. They hatched around the beginning of June. At what age should I really be seeing signs of gender. I have read they are slow to mature, but one day I think, "Pair", then another, I think, "Pullets". They are strictly pet quality and I got them free at a swap for helping a little elderly lady. She said they were splash, but I think they are blue's. I wanted to start a little laying flock and they would be my start in big girls. lol I guess I just thought I would be seeing wattles more than I do, so I thought I would ask you experts. One has more pink color, but its a bit older than the other.

It's my first yr too! mine are about 7 months now. This is one of my roo's at 4-5 months...a splash And this is one of my hens at 4-5 months

 

[Lunar]

OK, so they are definately blue. And they look just like that pullet's comb/wattle right now. One has nice lacing but a bit lighter than yours, but the other has very little on its back but nice red. That is the one I worried about. I was afraid no lacing much meant a roo for sure. That bird has very little lacing anywhere on it. But they are both super sweet and my Seramas love to snuggle between them now that it is colder here. They seem to like it too.

thank you for the pix....they are gorgeous birds. I swore I would never have big birds, but these have almost changed my mind.

Is it true that they mature slower? IF so, when does that put them starting to lay?

Thanks for the reply

 

[3BirdGirlz]

Well mine are bantams not LF...I love bantams! And yes I've read they mature slower. My hens started to lay these past few weeks! So just after 6 months old. They are such sweet girls....my boys are a bit stand offish, not aggressive, but at about 5 months they loved trying to breed any hen that moved! They have settled down since then.

 

[ki4got]

do u have any idea of what two breeds of wyandottes can make a blue laced red wyandotte i think it might be golden laced and silver laced but i am not sure
i am trying to figure this out because murray mcmurray hatchery only hatch them in straight runs and if i get 2 roos i dont really want to order more i would rather just buy the two breeds that make them so please message me back

there is no easy way to make blrw short of breeding 2 good blrw together... there are 5 individual mutations required to line up right for the color to be correct., plus you have to have a bird that's visibly got good type as well.

breeding gold and silver laced together, you're going to get golds, split silvers and silvers with gold leakage... they do not have blue or mahogany in them at all.