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Need Advice on Wheaten Pullet

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Andrew Johnson:
No spots on their heads but here is a few of them. The white down chick died at a young age but the rest were colored as the chick on the right.

Andrew Johnson:
I'm sorry, Don. As I completely over looked you asking about how the males are feathering. They seem to be all somewhat consistent. But that could be my rookie eyes. I know I study them daily trying to figure which are wheaten and which are blue wheaten. That also goes for the hens as well, as they seem to be a bit more challenging. The only thing at this moment I have been concerned about in the cockerels, honestly, is the amount of white/golden in the breast feathers. I know they still have a lot of growing to do and several molts to finish up.

This little guy is an example. This picture is also exactly a month old so they have changed some since then.

Don:
Andrew, you should be able to tell the Wheaten and Blue Wheaten males for sure at this age.  The females you should be able to make good guesses but it might slip up on you later in the females.  You are definitely right about the birds having along way to go.  The picture of the cockerel looks like his breast is darkening in well for his age.  I hope his beard comes in black late this year for you too.   

Andrew Johnson:
I must not have trained my eye well enough yet with them to tell them apart for certain. I'm sure there are minor key details I'm probably overlooking. I haven't leg banded them yet for this reason. Nor have I culled any or chosen my keepers.

Don:
It may take some time for you to feel confident with the juvenile feathering, especially keeping in mind that each line may present slightly different feathering at hatch.  You might be able to learn a lot by discussing the chicks with the breeder that you buy from as a baseline.  For instance, I would have guessed that the chick on the right was going to be buff and the left wheaten.  But you indicate that the "yellow" chick has feathered wheaten. There is little doubt that the male pic you posted is a Wheaten.  Feel free if you want to post more pictures with birds that you question Blue Wheaten or Wheaten and lets see what some of the others guess on those.   

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