Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

[Cinm]

mzstre the picture you posted is this a splash ?or a blue ? this is what this youngster is same as your rooster ?

 

[Clucksworth]

mzstre the picture you posted is this a splash ?or a blue ? this is what this youngster is same as your rooster ?

Looks blue to me, Splash would be a tad lighter

 

[flockofbantams]

Quick question.
What is the proper term for a splash BLRW?
Is it splash laced red or
Splash blue laced red?

 

[Farmer Viola]

Thank Viola for the input! I was kind of leaning towards male on two of the three...it would be sad if all 3 were males

When can you definitively say one way or another?..aside from the first crow attempt

Are there any other things to look for? Thank you for the help!

sorry, I could be wrong! females just don't get that pink in their comb until much later, when they start to lay eggs.

I think around 10-12 weeks you should be able to see the saddle and hackle feathers just beginning to start on their backs. you might have to handle them and separate their feathers on their backs to find them. they are pointy triangle shaped and shiny. they will start about 2 inches from the center of their backs on both sides, right about where the wing rests on the back and you will have to separate their feathers to find them at first.

 

[Clucksworth]

Quick question.
What is the proper term for a splash BLRW?
Is it splash laced red or
Splash blue laced red?

In the UK we just call them splash laced wyandottes, however we also just call our blues, blue laced wyandottes instead of blue laced red wyandottes!

I would imagine they would be called "splashed laced red" - given that they are splash and not blue so wouldn't really suit the " splash blue laced red" name you have propsed

 

[RFR of CA]

They are always BLRW which come in splash(white to near white), blue(light to dark) and black. so a splash BLRW.

 

[Clucksworth]

They are always BLRW which come in splash(white to near white), blue(light to dark) and black. so a splash BLRW.

I suppose that makes sense, given that Splash and Black are both deviations from the Blue colour - I think our British names are much simpler!

 

[LinaNate]

I'm curious, what would you say is the average age that a BLRW hen will begin to lay eggs and for how long?

 

[Cinm]

Can someone show me a picture of a mature splash hen ?

 

[Clucksworth]

Can someone show me a picture of a mature splash hen ?

She's about 9 months old so not fully matured quite yet, but very nearly!