Well, you know a heck of a lot more about chickens than I do, but in every picture I've seen of blue roosters of any breed, the back, hackles, and saddles are much darker than the belly. The hens always look a bit more uniform except for a darker blue head. You sure the "dark wash" on theirs backs isn't just that contrasting cockerel color coming in early?Any more opinions on who is looking promising?
Specifically, for any breeder of blues, should I be worrying about that dark wash on their backs at this age or is that just a chick feather thing?
(Can you tell I've been researching my next pullets and like the blue ones?)