Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

[ScrapperJohn]

hi, could some tell me how Blue Laced Red Wyandottes lay?

 

[ScrapperJohn]

oops lol. how well they lay.

 

[mrheinz77]

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I did get some from you and some from another source (Tab_boe) at the same time. I have had the worst lock with BLRW but that seems to be changing. Will you have any eggs later this fall or winter(up until March)?

Glad your luck is starting to change. They are my favorite of all the breeds we have. The roo's are so friendly and so good with their ladies.

Yes, probably come January I'll have more hatching eggs available. Most of the hens are seriously molting right now and I want to split them out by the end of this month. I currently have a splash, blue and black roo, over splash/blue hens. I want to pen each roo up with a few hens to get 3 different breeding groups going. The black roo is going to a new home after I get a batch of chicks from him, so those will be the first I split out. At least I think the roo is black. He could be a very very dark blue. That's why I want to do a test hatch with him before he goes to help figure out if he is black or blue. Let me know if you want me to put you on my list and I can let you know when I start collecting hatching eggs.

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[Blue]

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Sorry that didn't help. I don't have any GLWs, just a trio of BLRWs, so I can't do a comparison pic of the birds' colors. I do have some gold brabanters, so the best I can do is this:

BLRW cockerel
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/53351_110311172515.jpg

gold brabanter cockerel
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/53351_110311172946.jpg

It's also possible that your gold could be really dark or your red very light. I've seen some BLRs that looked more gold than red, so it's definitely possible.

Thanks. The line that my GLW come from have a real dark rich gold, as do my Gold Laced Polish. if you go to http://www.countylinehatchery.com you will see pictures of the line. Thanks,
Jim

Oh wow, those are really dark. I can see how you'd have trouble telling them apart. Sorry I couldn't be more help.

 

[littlecreekfarm]

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i don't know yet because mine haven't started laying but my Golden laced lay well

 

[Duramaxgirl]

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Mine lay very well even through the winter. But......

they go broody a lot! So you don't get as many eggs from them at those times. They lay probably 5 eggs a week per hen when not broody. A medium to Large egg, mostly a bigger medium though.

 

[Gmsg01]

I have three in my current flock

and one of the girls

 

[Soaring Chicks]

I have 18 blr wyandottes. They are one of the favs of the family.
here's one picture of a few of them.

 

[moodlymoo]

First off, what is the average size of a 7mo hen?

Second, did these birds used to be HUGE/

Third, do these ladies sometimes have "hair" on their thighs?

I have a huge gal about 10lbs and 30in tall. She also has these hairs on both thighs and I cant figure it out. She is NOT hatchery stock and came from a great breeder who keeps all her birds separated so I am 100% positive she is not a mix. I just dont know about her. The breeder is out of the country for a while and I can not get ahold of her.

 

[littlecreekfarm]

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I read somewhere that they get up to about maybe 6-8 lbs for hens. I don't really know why she is 10 lbs, it could just be the chicken. Every chicken is different so it may just be her. she's very pretty! And my BLRW have the hair on their wings a little and their chest.