Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

[Egghead_Jr]

Here's my top contender for 2024 breeder. Knock on wood, we don't get a mink this spring.

 

[I Love Feather Babies]

Here's my top contender for 2024 breeder. Knock on wood, we don't get a mink this spring.
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Very pretty.

 

[AinaWGSD]

Hi all! After drooling over this variety for years we were finally able to get one! She's from Meyer hatchery, so I don't expect her to be quite up to standard but I'm hoping for half decent lacing at least. We were hoping for blue, but we're limited to 6 chickens so we only got one. We were slightly disappointed when our chicks arrived and our wyandotte looked like she was probably black laced.

But i know that blue can be so dark as to look black, so I've been watching and hoping as her feathers started coming in over the last 3 weeks.

After looking closely in natural light this evening I think she's a dark blue, but I'd love to hear the opinion from someone who has experience with this color.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Black

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Hi all! After drooling over this variety for years we were finally able to get one! She's from Meyer hatchery, so I don't expect her to be quite up to standard but I'm hoping for half decent lacing at least. We were hoping for blue, but we're limited to 6 chickens so we only got one. We were slightly disappointed when our chicks arrived and our wyandotte looked like she was probably black laced.

But i know that blue can be so dark as to look black, so I've been watching and hoping as her feathers started coming in over the last 3 weeks. View attachment 3837644View attachment 3837645View attachment 3837647After looking closely in natural light this evening I think she's a dark blue, but I'd love to hear the opinion from someone who has experience with this color.

I think she is a back
My girl is a Black laced Red Wyandotte with a straight comb

 

[AinaWGSD]

What age does the green iridescence usually start to come in on black feathers?

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

What age does the green iridescence usually start to come in on black feathers?

On my black laced red pictures in my above post, her iridescent showed at 15weeks. Maybe a little sooner. If in the sun when she was younger you could see it but at 15 weeks it was visible all the time

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Hi all! After drooling over this variety for years we were finally able to get one! She's from Meyer hatchery, so I don't expect her to be quite up to standard but I'm hoping for half decent lacing at least. We were hoping for blue, but we're limited to 6 chickens so we only got one. We were slightly disappointed when our chicks arrived and our wyandotte looked like she was probably black laced.

But i know that blue can be so dark as to look black, so I've been watching and hoping as her feathers started coming in over the last 3 weeks. View attachment 3837644View attachment 3837645View attachment 3837647After looking closely in natural light this evening I think she's a dark blue, but I'd love to hear the opinion from someone who has experience with this color.

She looks like a blue to me ive gotten ones from meyer begore mine where males at the time sadly dogs killed them before i got to use them this was mine from 2015 not sure how there stock is now

 

[AinaWGSD]

Got some pictures in direct sunlight.