Wyandotte chicks, which variety is which? New grouping pics on page 2

[firedove]

I ordered 5 varieties of Wyandotte. I've picked out the BLR, GL, and SP. This leaves the Colombian and Silver Laced varieties. These are the two groups left:

I think these are the silver laced? Their tiny wing feathers are white with black edges so that's why I guessed they are the SL.

Are these Colombians? They are getting in buff feathers on their tiny wing tips???

As comparison, here are the other 3 groups:

Gold Laced

Blue Laced Red

Silver Penciled

Thanks for any help!

 

[MariposaMama]

I do believe you have the Silver Laced and Silver Penciled backwards. I have Silver Laced and they look just like the little ones in your last picture. I do wonder why one is so much lighter than the others. Could it be a roo? I only have pullets and they all were the darker colors of your other 4.

 

[Guitartists]

Hmmm.... my Silver Laced ones I just picked up look JUST like your Silver Penciled ones.... so either mine were mismarked at the store (highly probable) or possibly those are your SL and the other silvery ones are your penciled???

 

[firedove]

From all the pics I have seen online SP chicks and SL chicks look almost the same, but these are the groups I have and the SPs are definitely the SPs because there are 6 of them and I only ordered 5 SLs. As for the light one, SP chicks can range from light chipmunk to dark chipmunk I don't think it's a good indicator of sex.

I've been looking at my own pics since I posted this and I'm wondering if I mixed up some of the BLR with some of the SL. Someone had told me that the mystery chicks that are yellow and grey were the BLRs but since there were only 4 and I ordered 6 I went with the other group being the BLRs. However, as I said, looking at the pics and knowing chicks of one variety can vary slightly from light to dark, I wonder if 2 of the chicks in the pic I labled BLRs are actually just dark versions of the lighter yellow/blue chicks that I thought might be the colombians and the less yellow chipmunk 4 in that BLR pic are actually the SL? I had ordered 6 BLR, 6 SP, 5 GL, 5 SL, and 5 Colombian. One died in transit but I had trouble figuring out which color it matched up with in the live chicks. Now I'm thinking maybe it was one of the SL.

Anyone think I might be on the right track?

 

[DoubleG]

Hi Firedove

I'm in the same boat as you. I ordered BLR & SL from McMurry. The chicks I received look just like the chicks in your pics 2 & 5. Now I'm not sure what I have either!

 

[poultrykeeper08]

Group 2 is blue laced red

 

[Harley's girl]

Here this will help! http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Wyand/BRKWyandChix.html

 

[Pumpkinpup]

Yes, group number two is most definately your BLRW

 

[Harley's girl]

group 1 silver penciled
group 2 buff columbians (looks to me like you have one in the BLR group)
group 3 golden laced
group 4 blue laced
group 5 silver laced

JMO

utimately you will find out when they are feathered out.

 

[De]

Firedove, I think you have it right.. Band them so you can tell us later!!! De