Description
The Wyandotte chicken is an American breed of chicken developed in the 1870s. The Blue Laced Red Wyandottes are beautiful chickens that have a blue laced red color pattern which is buff/red in color with a blue that looks just like grey around the edge of every feather. This chicken makes an excellent pet and is good for eggs and/or meat. They will on occasion go broody and they make excellent mothers. They work well in confinement or free range and are a great back yard chicken. Cackle Hatchery® only offers at this time our production type/line not a show type. The Blue Laced Red Wyandotte is not currently recognized by the Standard of Perfection; however, several are working on getting this color recognized.
NOTE: “The blue laced red wyandotte does not breed a true blue color. The blue lacing color will be very light on some, a very good blue lacing on others and some will have a very dark blue/black lacing on others. Just like other blue colored breeds they do not breed true to the same shade of blue. “
Michael Leidner –
Ordered a few of many varieties. Ordered 3 BLRW pullets. Got two cockerels and a black laced red pullet. Sexing is not the best with this breed, order straight run and you won’t get disappointed. Overall, I came out ahead on sexing with the straight run birds I ordered, so overall I am pleased with the order. Just would not have ordered sexted pullets of this breed.
Carly Kubinski –
I ordered sexed pullets and ended up with half of them being roosters. As far as blue lacing goes, only 1 has the blue. She luckily is a pullet. I understand the blue genetics don’t breed true but still a little disappointing. Over all I am happy with the demeanor of these chickens. They are inquisitive and very gentle with my family. Because I paid for pullets and got half roosters- I probably won’t order again.
Al –
Ok
Ordered 6 F, received 7 chicks. One did not make it. 4 of the 6 chicks ended up being roosters, which were not blue, they were gold. The 2 That turned out to be female are blue, and beautiful
Brave Chicken –
Beatiful birds – not very hearty.
We ordered 5, received 5. Only have 2 remaining. At the same time ordered two other breeds. In house pecking, they just didn’t survive as well as Rhode Islands or Domiques.