Blue Laced Red Wyandotte?

[KyloChicken]

Hi chicken friends,

Please join me on this little adventure! I got 6 blue laced red Wyandotte chicks as friends to my 2 self hatched (probably Brahma) chicks. I bought them from the feed store as straight run Blue Laced Red Wyandottes. Looking at these little guys they all seem to be lacking blue coloration. Does that color come in later in life, or did I end up with 6 black chicks? Any help and guesses are welcome! Also if you have any guesses on the sex ratio, feel free to share! I’ll update this thread as they grow!

I labeled the 6 chicks as A,B,C,D, dot, and O. I also included a few close ups.

Thank you for the help and for guessing along with me!

 

[Rose the Legbar]

They look more like gold laced wyandottes. Super cute chicks!

 

[KyloChicken]

They look more like gold laced wyandottes. Super cute chicks!

Leave it to me to pay extra for the color blue haha they are the cutest lil things!

 

[NatJ]

Hi chicken friends,

Please join me on this little adventure! I got 6 blue laced red Wyandotte chicks as friends to my 2 self hatched (probably Brahma) chicks. I bought them from the feed store as straight run Blue Laced Red Wyandottes. Looking at these little guys they all seem to be lacking blue coloration. Does that color come in later in life, or did I end up with 6 black chicks? Any help and guesses are welcome! Also if you have any guesses on the sex ratio, feel free to share! I’ll update this thread as they grow!

I labeled the 6 chicks as A,B,C,D, dot, and O. I also included a few close ups.

Thank you for the help and for guessing along with me!

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Blue Laced Red means blue edges on the feathers, and red in the middle of each feather.

Breeding Blue [anything] chickens will produce some with blue, some with black, and some with splash (splash is a light gray/white shade, with "splashes" of black or blue.) That is because of how the blue gene works.

I think you have black laced chicks (black edges on the feathers.) I can't tell whether they will have gold or red in the middles of the feathers. That part should become more visible as they get older.

Chicken color varieties do not have consistent names.
So "Blue Laced Red" means blue edges on red feathers.
But "Gold Laced" means black edges on gold feathers. It could be called "Black Laced Gold," except that the official color name was established many years ago and will probably never be changed.

So yours might be Gold Laced as @Rose the Legbar said, or they might be Black Laced Red (presumably from a breeding pen of Blue Laced Reds.) The only difference would be whether they show gold or black red in the middle of the feathers when they grow up.

 

[KyloChicken]

Blue Laced Red means blue edges on the feathers, and red in the middle of each feather.

Breeding Blue [anything] chickens will produce some with blue, some with black, and some with splash (splash is a light gray/white shade, with "splashes" of black or blue.) That is because of how the blue gene works.

I think you have black laced chicks (black edges on the feathers.) I can't tell whether they will have gold or red in the middles of the feathers. That part should become more visible as they get older.

Chicken color varieties do not have consistent names.
So "Blue Laced Red" means blue edges on red feathers.
But "Gold Laced" means black edges on gold feathers. It could be called "Black Laced Gold," except that the official color name was established many years ago and will probably never be changed.

So yours might be Gold Laced as @Rose the Legbar said, or they might be Black Laced Red (presumably from a breeding pen of Blue Laced Reds.) The only difference would be whether they show gold or black in the middle of the feathers when they grow up.

Thank you for the detailed response! I’ll add more pictures in a few weeks when their feathers are more grown out! can’t wait to see if they’ll turn out red or gold

 

[KyloChicken]

Blue Laced Red means blue edges on the feathers, and red in the middle of each feather.

Breeding Blue [anything] chickens will produce some with blue, some with black, and some with splash (splash is a light gray/white shade, with "splashes" of black or blue.) That is because of how the blue gene works.

I think you have black laced chicks (black edges on the feathers.) I can't tell whether they will have gold or red in the middles of the feathers. That part should become more visible as they get older.

Chicken color varieties do not have consistent names.
So "Blue Laced Red" means blue edges on red feathers.
But "Gold Laced" means black edges on gold feathers. It could be called "Black Laced Gold," except that the official color name was established many years ago and will probably never be changed.

So yours might be Gold Laced as @Rose the Legbar said, or they might be Black Laced Red (presumably from a breeding pen of Blue Laced Reds.) The only difference would be whether they show gold or black in the middle of the feathers when they grow up.

I just wanted to add a little picture update of what they look like now in their awkward teenager stage. I’ll update again once they are fully grown

 

[SchwartzLakeFarmNC]

Cute chicks even though they are "teens" still cute faces!
Looks like you'll have at least 1-2 Cockerels in the bunch too.

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

They look like my Blue Tint Wyandottes - they are really the same but blue tint are darker than Blue Laced Red - when they were little. Time will tell - sometimes they get lighter as they grow.

 

[KyloChicken]

Cute chicks even though they are "teens" still cute faces!
Looks like you'll have at least 1-2 Cockerels in the bunch too.

I’m hoping for at least a 50:50 ratio, the more pullets the better. We’ll have to build us a rooster coop and run we get attached too fast and can’t get rid of any

 

[KyloChicken]

They look like my Blue Tint Wyandottes - they are really the same but blue tint are darker than Blue Laced Red - when they were little. Time will tell - sometimes they get lighter as they grow.

I’ll update as they grow