blue Orpington hen and would like to understand lacing better new pics

[tberggren]

I have a blue Orpington hen
I would like to understand what I am supposed to be seeing.
If you could please explain what you see here (both good and bad) it might help. Also if you have a good representation of blue lacing I would love to see it. Thanks so much for your help.

Hopefully these new pictures will help

 

[tberggren]

Oh my! She must be really bad,
It's ok, folks I can take it, just tell me what's bad.

 

[halo]

This is an example of what I consider one of my better laced blue plymouth rocks. I also have some blue rocks that have little or no lacing.

 

[tberggren]

I guess what I need explained to me, is just what is being talked about when someone says lacing.

 

[hinkjc]

I'm not so sure your bird is bad, but the pic is not good which makes it hard to evaluate her. It doesn't show her color very well. Maybe a better pic would help get some insight on her coloring.

The lacing is the darker edge around each feather.

 

[tberggren]

Quote:
If you could post a picture of one with little or no lacing as a comparison that would help me ALOT.

In the meantime I will try to get a picture of my girl in natural light, I think that will show her true colors better.

 

[halo]

This one doesnt have any lacing to my eye.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

A laced feather has a thin edging around the entire feather in a contrasting colour. Most commonly lacing is black. If you scroll about halfway down through http://www.edelras.nl/chickengenetics/mutations1.html you'll find several photos of nicely laced birds. A bit further on you'll see a table of four drawings and associated alleles for lacing. The drawing on the bottom right is what you want to strive for.