Blue Wheaten male color

[Blue Egg Acres]

I\'ve just re-read the description for the blue wheaten male color in the Standard of Perfection and orange-red ticking on the front of the neck and in the fluff on the body and stern is permissable!

[Mike Gilbert]

That is very true.   However, an excess of red in the blue feathers detracts from the appearance, and the judge will probably not place such a bird over one that has a nice blue breast (preferably with lacing), other things being equal.

[Blue Egg Acres]

Ah, very good point Mike. I guess the reason I\'m excited to discover that the presence of the orange-red ticking is pemissable is that I was under the impression that this was a serious flaw that was intolerable(I obviously need to refer to the Standard more often!). Of course, it is always wise to breed from the best and if a male without the ticking is available, best to use him.