Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

[Fancychooklady]

The beginning of my Blue Laced Red Wyandotte adventure! I'm so excited!

Awe, nothing more adorable than fuzzy butts!

 

[mollybuck]

I'm pretty new to blr wyandottes. I bought some hatching eggs from someone local several months ago. Unfortunately, only 2 hatched and they both look like boys. They are 2 months old now. Sooner or later, I'm going to have to decide which (if either) I want to keep. Their "red" is a little light but the newer feathers coming in are much darker. I'll probably wait until they have all of their adult feathering before I make a decision. Meanwhile, I am curious about something. I have noticed in the photos that I've seen that the roosters seem to have solid colored saddle feathers. Is that normal? Are laced saddle feathers considered a fault? My light blue/ splash (I'm not quite sure which yet!) male seems to have more solid colored saddle feathers coming in, but the black one has lacing all over. Is this something that I should take in to consideration when deciding which to keep?

are you 100% sure the one with the lacing on the saddle is a he? both of my boys have solid feathers and at 8 weeks I still wasnt certain on boys/girls yet... do you have pictures? (we love pictures!! )

 

[bcog571]

What do y'all think about this red pullet is it BLRW, I'm not sure if I got a mixed breed thrown in with my BLRWs.

 

[greenbeetle]

I get my BLRW babies next week from Chickenhill....so excited..

 

[ameeks]

I'm already in love with mine and I've only had them a few hours! So cute and cuddly!

 

[ki4got]

well I've got 2 babies from DMRippy under a broody and 6 eggs in the incubator with 100% developing! (knock on wood!)

 

[DMRippy]

well I've got 2 babies from DMRippy under a broody and 6 eggs in the incubator with 100% developing! (knock on wood!)

WOW... I hoped express shipping with chicks would help with hatchability but didn't expect 100%.

I have fertility like that all the time at the farm.

 

[DMRippy]

OK experts.... I have been hatching super dark chicks. But my last hatch they looked a little different. Not bad but different. they have more of the chipmunk striping than I have been seeing. Any opinions? My guess is a new layer but everyone is REALLY DARK in that pen.

Most of my chicks look like the one on the top..... dark with no white strips most of the time. I think these are all blues.



This is what I THINK are Splash and a black. That one splash is REALLY REALLY ODD right? I am going to keep her.... if she is a her LOL

 

[StarMeKritten]

 are you 100% sure the one with the lacing on the saddle is a he?  both of my boys have solid feathers and at 8 weeks I still wasnt certain on boys/girls yet... do you have pictures? (we love pictures!!  )

He has lots of pink comb and wattles. The feathers on his back are coming in very shiny and pointed like saddle feathers. It looks like a cockerel to me.. Here's a few photos..

 

[debbiegt]

The beginning of my Blue Laced Red Wyandotte adventure! I'm so excited!

Enjoy!