Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

[DMRippy]

Quote: The logic is to keep them closely related. Especially with his birds. When you breed closely related birds it will bring out all the good qualities and bad if they are there. That is way they are suggesting you get new roos on the Marans thread. If you breed bad to bad (that is not directed at your birds

).... you get worse. I think having two unrelated birds in some breeds to start with is a good thing. BUT after that you need to QUIT adding NEW BLOOD.... if you are seeing improvements don't screw it up by adding unknown factors... you may end up starting over.

With my Marans I have 2 lines each. My first birds I kept 1 Roo and 3 hens. I put the Hens with an Unrelated Roo and their brother with Unrelated Hens that are related to the other roo. NOW Each pen is equally related to the other. (the other roo and hens are related too) so I have closely related chicks. Cull hard and improve. The pullets from one line go to the other roos pen and vise versa. I would do the same with a new roo if needed.

That is my breeding plan for all my breeds, at least 2 pens for each one. My Lav Am take 3 pens LOL one to make blacks, one to make splits and one to make lavenders. I don't have that luxury yet with SLW or BLRW. If I get more from Foley I will have 2 lines for each.

 

[15littlem]

Quick question, can you get the splash BLR color in other chicken breeds?

 

[DMRippy]

Has anyone crossed a BLRW with a BBS Amerauacana? Pics please if you have

 

[erijn5]

Has anyone crossed a BLRW with a BBS Amerauacana? Pics please if you have

I wish you have asked this a wk ago... I have 1 Americana in with my BLRW because she was raised with them and cannot be separated, or she freaks out. This yr I did hatch some of her eggs (they are green) and my BLRW roos had bred her.. They had the BLRW patterns except they had puffy cheeks...and wouldn't you know it I JUST SOLD THEM LAST WK.

I didn't take any pics of them..bummer maybe next yr I will hatch some more. A lady came here to buy BLRW chicks and bought them too. they were very pretty and lovable.

 

[DMRippy]

Quote: The pattern showed up the first cross? Was she an EE? I have an EE with penciling and I am thinking she would help too....... I think Pattern genes to pattern genes would get the lacing to show quicker...... The chicken calculator says it will not show the first cross.... hum.... dang.... you are supposed to take pics of all chicks

 

[BroosterSpringsteen]

Has anyone crossed a BLRW with a BBS Amerauacana? Pics please if you have

I asked this same question not long ago, and was told that it would depend on what color of BBS Ameraucana you have. I have blue Ameraucanas in with my BLRW, and was thinking of hatching some EEs. With blues, I think there's a 50% chance of some coloring showing up, but it wouldn't be true lacing. If you have splash, that's 2 dominant genes, so no chance on the first cross, and with black you's have a better chance, because they carry 2 recessive genes. All in all though, BBS Ameraucana aren't the best choice for EEs if you want patterned birds. And the color will be more interesting on the second cross. That's what I was told anyway. I'm no expert. Still thinking of trying it in the spring.

 

[erijn5]

The pattern showed up the first cross? Was she an EE? I have an EE with penciling and I am thinking she would help too....... I think Pattern genes to pattern genes would get the lacing to show quicker...... The chicken calculator says it will not show the first cross.... hum.... dang.... you are supposed to take pics of all chicks

All I know is she is just a plain old brown EE no lacing or anything just brown and they were laced up very pretty....Pics next yr. Promise! And their little tufts on their faces were blue. I wonder what color eggs I would have gotten...

 

[erijn5]

The pattern showed up the first cross? Was she an EE? I have an EE with penciling and I am thinking she would help too....... I think Pattern genes to pattern genes would get the lacing to show quicker...... The chicken calculator says it will not show the first cross.... hum.... dang.... you are supposed to take pics of all chicks

I snapped a couple pics of her, she looks a little (or maybe alot) skanky...all our birds are molting, looks like it has snowed in the yard. Anyway here she is. LULU....She lays an egg a day and has been in with the BLRW roos for a good yr.... her eggs are good and fertile if you want some..

 

[DMRippy]

Quote: Thanks for the offer. I have a BLRW pullet that has a straight comb and I think I am going to play with the cross for my Ameraucanas. Just going to see if I can get lacing on the Blue Ameraucanas. I don't have blues ams, but BLRW x Black Am should give me 50/50

It is just for fun. My guess would be your EE genotype has a pattern and that is why it showed the first cross. Next year.... maybe we will both have some pics to share

 

[erijn5]

Thanks for the offer. I have a BLRW pullet that has a straight comb and I think I am going to play with the cross for my Ameraucanas. Just going to see if I can get lacing on the Blue Ameraucanas. I don't have blues ams, but BLRW x Black Am should give me 50/50

It is just for fun. My guess would be your EE genotype has a pattern and that is why it showed the first cross. Next year.... maybe we will both have some pics to share

Good luck keep me posted!