Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

[delisha]

I have had good luck so far with shipping out eggs..I have had rotten luck with hatching out shipped eggs..
Karen will have to tell you how her hatch goes..

 

[DMRippy]

My 3 BLRW pullets just started laying the last few days, another started today. How long do I wait before incubating their eggs?

You should wait till the eggs are normal size and not pullet size eggs..... the bigger the egg the bigger the chicks.

 

[mzstre]

I took some pics of my birds in the grow out pen this past weekend. I only have the pics of the 2 cockerels on my phone so I will post them now. I will have to download the ones of the pullets from my camera tomorrow.

One blue and one black...the blue is close to 6 months and the black is a couple of weeks older. This pic almost makes the blue look like he has split breast, but he doesn't.

Blue is starting to fill out and widen.

I love this pic - he is facing off against the black cockerel. Look how wide he makes himself look. It almost seems cartoonish lol. It's difficult to tell in these pics, but his comb is looking pretty darned good. The spots on the comb are from his tussling with the other cockerel.

The black cockerel has a more developed chest, but he is a couple of weeks older. His stance and the width between his legs is narrower than the blue.

I really think the black cockerel is developing a very bad comb and he will end up in the stewpot.
I took this at feeding time and his beak is covered in fermented feed.

Sorry for so many pics. I would like an honest assessment (as best as can be done by photos). I would like to have a back up roo, and these are the only 2 boys I kept from my fall hatches.

 

[ki4got]

I have had good luck so far with shipping out eggs..I have had rotten luck with hatching out shipped eggs..
Karen will have to tell you how her hatch goes..

yup... I got a shipment from her that's due to hatch Friday... 14 eggs, 2 had totally blown air cells and a few more early quitters but I've got 8 getting ready to go to lockdown.

 

[delisha]

I took some pics of my birds in the grow out pen this past weekend. I only have the pics of the 2 cockerels on my phone so I will post them now. I will have to download the ones of the pullets from my camera tomorrow.

One blue and one black...the blue is close to 6 months and the black is a couple of weeks older. This pic almost makes the blue look like he has split breast, but he doesn't.



Blue is starting to fill out and widen.


I love this pic - he is facing off against the black cockerel. Look how wide he makes himself look. It almost seems cartoonish lol. It's difficult to tell in these pics, but his comb is looking pretty darned good. The spots on the comb are from his tussling with the other cockerel.


The black cockerel has a more developed chest, but he is a couple of weeks older. His stance and the width between his legs is narrower than the blue.


I really think the black cockerel is developing a very bad comb and he will end up in the stewpot.
I took this at feeding time and his beak is covered in fermented feed.

Sorry for so many pics. I would like an honest assessment (as best as can be done by photos). I would like to have a back up roo, and these are the only 2 boys I kept from my fall hatches.

I like them both..
I see why you are concerned with the comb..however he has some qualities that the blue does not have.
The black is more developed at this time so assessment against each other is not really fair.
I would use the blue and assess chicks
Than use the black and assess chicks
That is where you will know who to use and what bird will improve on what things that need improving.
I would need to see your girls ..one bird might work better for one over the other..
Like if you have splash..I would use the black over them.
etc

I like them
well done..that FF sure has made those feathers shinny and they look so vibrant!!

 

[8isenuff]

So excited! Picking up 18 eggs from Ruth Caron on Friday to incubate! SLW, BLRW, SPW, and Partridge!!! Wooohoo!!!! Here are her birds:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carondesign

 

[delisha]

So excited! Picking up 18 eggs from Ruth Caron on Friday to incubate! SLW, BLRW, SPW, and Partridge!!! Wooohoo!!!! Here are her birds:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carondesign

She has some nice birds..

How did you get SL from her?

 

[vladsko]

Huge shout out to delisha and mstrawn3 for giving me their knowledge and helping me understand my favorite breed.

 

[SalinasChicken]

Huge shout out to delisha and mstrawn3 for giving me their knowledge and helping me understand my favorite breed.

I agree!! They've both been great!! I love talking to experienced people who are willing to share they're knowledge.

 

[CashandTracy]

Huge shout out to delisha and mstrawn3 for giving me their knowledge and helping me understand my favorite breed.

I'm going to have to add chickenhill, and DMRippy to that list too, all of them have been so helpful and I have learned so much from them.

I started out thinking that hatchery stock were show/standard quality, I have since learned from them what a show quality bird is. Although I have hatchery birds they are going to be in the layer pen and I am currently working on my show/standard birds.

Thank you delisha, mstrawn3, chickenhill, and DMRippy for all your knowledge and help!