Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

[BrinaM]

My BLRW are a week old (breeder)and I’m not thrilled (so far) with the lacing on the wings. Does it typically improve after molting?

These are my first BLRW it looks like I ended up with 2 splash, 1 dark blue, 2 Andalusian blue and 1 black.

I have a few GLW that are four weeks old I noticed today their color is coming in good. At one week old mine didn’t look to colorful just dark with stripe.

 

[hmarg06]

What they look like at one week is not a good way to judge final color, they change several times before you can really start to tell what the lacing will be. I always have to tell myself to be patient . They aren't fully mature until about 18 months I think, you can tell color sooner, but I tell myself nothing is final until then haha

 

[TheWickedChicken]

I don’t have any BLRW so I’ll admire everyone else’s from afar!
I would like to see some pictures of hatchery quality BLRW if anyone has them. I would like to get some in the future and have been nicely surprised by the looks of my hatchery SLW hens and the GLW
chicks so far.

 

[oregonkat]

Can anyone tell me what the 'ideal' coloring for BLRW chicks is to get the mahogany coloring in the plumage of the hen? I have several new hatchlings that range from dark grey to mid grey with yellow, pale grey with yellow and pure yellow. thank you.

 

[Casastash]

I need some more BRLW guru advice!!!

The dreaded time has come that I need to think the flock... I have over 100 birds :/ and need to start with cockerels

out of 6 BRLW I recently rehomed two ( one splash and one with a weird yellow chest) but I need advice on feathering the rest... I think (hope) I have 1 Cockerel and 3 Pullets. I’m basing this on uniform lacing vs Red shoulder patches, is this an accurate way to sex this breed at about 10 weeks?

I think the splash is a cockerel, The Black is a Pullet and the dark and light blue are Pullets....I think I saw one squatting but they are WAY too young... crazy chicken lady brain playing tricks on me?!

All had combs and wattles flush earlier than any of my other chicks. I am not breeding towards the SOP so i’m not concerned about the single comb on some of the chicks ....But if I wanted to breed it out it’s easier with a roo with a single comb vs a hen, is that correct?


Excuse the pictures I am currently making lists of who is leaving us and the wyandottes were in the alfalfa field with the Cornish

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[oregonkat]

What color are the legs supposed to be? My last hatch gave me a pure white pullet/cock not sure which yet with bright yellow legs and a mid grey and a dark grey bird with dark grey legs. I think I got thoroughly hosed with these eggs .

 

[Fancychooklady]

What color are the legs supposed to be? My last hatch gave me a pure white pullet/cock not sure which yet with bright yellow legs and a mid grey and a dark grey bird with dark grey legs. I think I got thoroughly hosed with these eggs .

Sounds like you have a ‘white sport ‘, it happens. The shanks should ideally be a nice strong yellow, but occasionally you will see a ‘slate ‘ overlay.

 

[oregonkat]

Sounds like you have a ‘white sport ‘, it happens. The shanks should ideally be a nice strong yellow, but occasionally you will see a ‘slate ‘ overlay.

Yes, unfortunately out of 9 hatched eggs, 5 were pure white with yellow legs. The others were varying shades of grey. Not a red amongst them, and the red was what I was going for. I sold the the other whites, and I am going to see if the buyer wants her money back as I was told by the egg seller that the white chicks should 'color up', but they wont, I know that. This was my first time hatching these so I will be very conscious in future about who I buy eggs from.

 

[HenniesInMyHeart]

I have got 2 dozen BLRW's in the 'bator and all 24 are viable at 14 days, so if you are in Colorado and want some, send me a message! These are Foley line I believe. How much do you all sell your chicks for?

 

[oregonkat]

I have got 2 dozen BLRW's in the 'bator and all 24 are viable at 14 days, so if you are in Colorado and want some, send me a message! These are Foley line I believe. How much do you all sell your chicks for?

Unsure if you were talking to me, but I wish I was in Colorado to get chicks from you. This shipped egg thing is just so irritating when it goes wrong and then such a hassle to follow up on. I sent the seller a note letting them know that they might want to check their genetics. Anyway, thanks for the offer. I sold mine for $8.00 each BTW.