A joyful heart is good medicine......
Prov. 17:22(a)

BLUE LACED RED WYANDOTTES

We purchased our first breeding trio in 2008 as week old chicks hatched by a private breeder. October of 2009 we purchased our newest Blue BLRW cockeral hatched from Jerry Foley's flock. Thanks Kim! Here is his photo:

Photo on the left, at 4 months; Photo on the right by Fern, 10 months old. Isn't he gorgeous!?

We are really happy with our Blue Laced Red (BLR's) Wyandotte's! They are just gorgeous medium sized dual purpose birds. The BLRW's lay a light brown shelled egg. We hope to be able to offer a limited quantity of hatching eggs in 2010 and possibly some started stock if we have extra's. Our 2008 Blue BLRW rooster is very fertile, however we ended up with mostly cockerals for our Spring 2009 hatches.

According to the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy "the Silver Laced variety was developed in New York State and the others in the north and northeastern states in the latter part of the 19th century and early 20th century. Characteristics: Wyandottes are a good, medium-weight fowl for small family flocks kept under rugged conditions. Their rose combs do not freeze as easily as single combs and the hens make good mothers. Their attractive "curvy" shape, generally good disposition and many attractive color patterns (varieties) make them a good choice for fanciers as well as farmers."

Different Colors of the Blue Laced Red Wyandottes

All Wyandotte's can be traced back to the Silver Laced. Since the Blue Laced Red Wyandotte's are genetically Andalusian blue, there are three possible colors you can get. Blue laced Red, black laced red (blue black), and Splash (white laced red). We are starting off with a Blue Laced Red rooster, a blue black hen and a splash hen. The variations in lacing and colors of the blue laced red wyandottes will make breeding these birds a very fun hobby!

Here are the possible results from crossing our Blue rooster with our Splash and Black hens:
Blue X Blue = 50% Blue ~ 25% Black ~ 25% Splash
Blue X Splash = 50% Blue ~ 50% Splash
Blue X Black = 50% Blue ~ 50% Black
And if crossing a Splash Rooster with black you will get 100% Blue, Splash x Splash you will get 100% Splash and of course Black x Black will produce 100% Black

FOR SALE

2010 BLR chicks at a few days old

June 19th, 2010 ~ We have some 5 week old BLRW chicks available! They are $11.00 each. Price goes up .50 per bird/per week to cover the cost of the organic feed and care of the babies.

PLEASE NOTE: They are sold Straight Run ~ this means as they are hatched. We do not sell sexed chicks.

New photo's coming soon! These birds are just gorgeous!!

Later this summer, I may be offering a few more BLRW's for sale that will be sexed at 4-5 months of age. $20-$25/each

2010 SPRING HATCHING EGGS:

$25 ~ 1/2 dozen + extra's ~ usually 8 eggs are shipped ~ (limited quantities for 2010~Please email for availablity and to reserve your spot on our waiting list. Right now we are caught up with our orders and can ship the following week of your order!)

Total price for shipping your eggs by Priority Mail via PayPal, with Delivery Confirmation is $40.00.

HATCHING EGGS ARE SOLD OUT UNTIL 2011!! Thank you to all of our customers! We are so happy you all had wonderful hatches this year!! We had 100% fertility, even in our shipped eggs, which is amazing! Keep in touch ~ We love pictures and updates of how your birds are doing!!

We can take names for our 2011 Waiting List. You will be contacted once the birds are laying well and asked to make a 50% deposit to reserve your spot in line!

ADULTS FOR SALE

We will also be offering an adult breeding trio for sale for $90.00 firm. SOLD ~ Thanks Linda!!

All birds are fed Organic grains, organic Kelp and kitchen scraps as well as raw goat milk from our own dairy goats, raw Kefir, and whey from our dairy goats when available. They are also let out to free range on our acreage almost daily (unless hawks or bobcats are sighted, then they have a large, covered, run to hang out in.

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Last Updated June 16th, 2010

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