Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

[Farmer Viola]

what do you think? I think what you think

have you ever seen females with such pink at 9wk? YEP...

YES! Thank you thank you! your confirmation means the world to me.

I swear, I have never seem this kind of pinkness so early before. it must be a sign of good health, yea? I have been feeding them homemade pro-biotics (EM-1), I wonder if it could be related.

 

[Chickenhill]

YES! Thank you thank you! your confirmation means the world to me.

I swear, I have never seem this kind of pinkness so early before. it must be a sign of good health, yea? I have been feeding them homemade pro-biotics (EM-1), I wonder if it could be related.

Mine will show a pinkness when they are up running about. When they are cool and resting the color goes back to pale...Good for you feeding probiotics. Vitamins and probiotics sure makes a big difference in their health, well in my opinion which, doesn't mean much

 

[Farmer Viola]

I have not noticed a change in color when resting vs active, I will have to look for that

In other news, my lone BLRW pullet laid her first egg yesterday! she is 23 weeks old, just shy of 6 mos. I had prepared for a long wait, some folks say Wyandottes are slower to mature, laying around 7-8 months old? So this was a pleasant surprise! now if she would just learn where the nest box is

 

[8isenuff]

Male? (Almost 5 week old BLRW) I hope not....I only hatched 2 of these and the other is definitely male....

 

[sol2go]

I spent some time trying to take photos of the ones I think are pullets today, then my camera battery died!
some of the pictures are not the best, but I tried...

I think these are my females. last time I posted pics they were all males. now, even the females have some pink coming in their faces, but less developed comb and wattles.
its sort of a surprising amount of pink, in my opinion. I'm pretty sure they're girls though...?
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what do you think? have you ever seen females with such pink at 9wk?

for comparison purposes, I was convinced this was a boy at about 8wks and actively tried to rehome "him"...she is now 13 months and lays regularly...(sorry it's a little blurry)

 

[sol2go]

I have not noticed a change in color when resting vs active, I will have to look for that

In other news, my lone BLRW pullet laid her first egg yesterday! she is 23 weeks old, just shy of 6 mos. I had prepared for a long wait, some folks say Wyandottes are slower to mature, laying around 7-8 months old? So this was a pleasant surprise! now if she would just learn where the nest box is

I have a BLRW hen that also reached POL early -24 weeks- some people wondered if she was hatchery, but she came from a San Diego breeder.
She continues to lay well at 18 months (not the same hen from previous post).

 

[carriebain]

What color would you call this guy?

 

[DMRippy]

What color would you call this guy?

Splash

 

[carriebain]

Splash

thanks Donna, That's what I called him from the beginning, but then I started second guessing myself because the blue is light but not white.

 

[Chickenhill]

Ms DMRippy, Out of the 6 cutie pie chickadees you sent me. 4 are blue and only 1 male. Thanks!