Okay, Jesse Bryant makes sense. But Jesse didn't have a "line" -- he only had his birds for about a year before he sold them all. His first crop of birds was straight Wade Jean line. Then he got some additional birds, and I don't know where the second set came from. But he didn't work with the birds nearly long enough to have a "line" of his own.
So, these wheatens are from black coppers. That means that they haven't been selected for proper wheaten coloration. Wheatens from black coppers tend to have color genes that are undesirable in wheatens, like mahogany and melanizing genes. These are genes that are GOOD in black coppers, but not in wheatens. So that may lower their value.
I just recently purchased 6, 2 week old, wheaten chicks that originated from Wade Jean black copper lines but which have already been selected for proper wheaten color for a couple of generations. I paid $40 for all 6 chicks, so that's roughly $7 per chick. Just as a guide!
So, these wheatens are from black coppers. That means that they haven't been selected for proper wheaten coloration. Wheatens from black coppers tend to have color genes that are undesirable in wheatens, like mahogany and melanizing genes. These are genes that are GOOD in black coppers, but not in wheatens. So that may lower their value.
I just recently purchased 6, 2 week old, wheaten chicks that originated from Wade Jean black copper lines but which have already been selected for proper wheaten color for a couple of generations. I paid $40 for all 6 chicks, so that's roughly $7 per chick. Just as a guide!
