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Art Smith:
I purchased chicks from Mr. Paul Smith this spring and he had to substitute some Blue Wheaten chicks to complete my order for Wheaten chicks. There was no problem identifying the cockerels but not so with the pullets. Can someone please tell me if there is a way to tell the difference in the pullets.

Paul:
Hi Art,

  Hope the chicks are turning out OK for you!

  Yes, there is a way to tell the wheaten females from the blue wheaten females.

  The wheaten females will have black in their tail and wings.  The blue wheaten will females will have blue in tail and wings.

Don:
Hi Art, Glad to see you on the forum.  I hope you have enjoyed the Wheatens and blue wheatens.

Some of the wheaten females don't show as much black or blue color in their tails as the standard lists.  Sometimes the color is broken in these areas with more light tan where the solid black or greyish blue should be.  But sometimes you can see the color on the bottom section of the wing primaries.  Spread the wings and you might be able to tell the difference in the solid black color and bluish colors.   

This might help         http://ameraucana.org/forum/index.php?topic=2139.msg15538#msg15538

I hope that you raised some good birds out of the chicks.  List any that you don't want to keep on the forum. I am sure that you will find someone that will be willing to take them off your hands.  Or take them to the national.  I expect there will be people looking for stock there.     

Art Smith:
Yes Paul I have had good luck raising the chicks. I just got rid of the cockerels except for the ones I'll use for breeding. The birds were almost exactly on the 50-50 you would expect out of a straight run. They didn't have to look very hard to find a good scrap anytime they felt like it. ;D Thanks to both of you for the info I'll examine the girls closer and see if I can tell the difference.

Another quick question, will the eggs get a darker blue as the hens get older? I have gotten 3 eggs to date and they are a very light blue.

Jean:
For me it is easiest to just spread the wings and there will be a color triangle in either black or blue.

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