Thanks much! I was thinking wheaten on the roos because these guys seem to be a dumped breeding group and that made more sense to me that they would match the hens. How can you tell the difference visually between wheaten and BBR? I checked my SOP over before making these guesses and their color descriptions are nearly identical.
Any clue what I would get with those roosters over these hens color wise?
A BBRs hackle and saddle will match in color and be darker red, while a wheaten will show some gold in the hackle and saddle. At least that's how they should be. They could be wheatens as it's hard to judge a bird's true color from a photo. The main difference, as you said, is in the hens.
If they are showing any color other than deep dark red in the hackle/saddle, I'd call them wheatens.
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