Please help w/ BLR Wyandotte chick coloring (& Cuckoo Marans while we're at it)

[etvixen]

Aloha! I'm super new and just got a bunch of chicks in. I'm splitting my order with a friend and am re-homing the blue-laced red Wyandottes, so I want to be as honest about what I have as possible. I hope this is the right place to ask, but I'm noticing online quite a bit of variability in the chick coloring for the BLRW's. Mine all look the same - dark and chipmunky. Can someone please tell me what I might expect from this coloring? Also, are all 4 blue, or is there any black or splash? They are from Cackle, sold as blues w/ no mention of black or splash (where as for other breeds this is spelled out and for my Ameraucanas they are all guaranteed splash). Thank you!!!

Also, while I have your eyes, I also want to verify the Cuckoo Marans chicks. All 3 have a decent head dot and all 3 are starting to show some coloring on their first wing feathers. Do they look to be on track for pullets?

 

[Cyprus]

Well from what I understand of the barred/cuckoo gene, those head dots represent females.

The Wyandottes do appear to be BLR.

 

[etvixen]

Thank you! I wasn't sure if their dark color suggested they might be darker red or darker blue in the lacing, but I'm glad to confirm they are blues!