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Title: Pics of Wheaten cockerel #2white
Post by: Blue Egg Acres on November 17, 2011, 01:21:53 PM

These photos are of the same bird.Two taken inside the other out in full sun. He does not have a wry tail as it appears in the indoor pic, it is just bent up against the wire behind him. He was 5 1/2 months old in these pics. Thanks for looking and for any feedback.

Title: Pics of Wheaten cockerel #2white
Post by: Schroeder on November 19, 2011, 07:42:59 PM

What color is the beard supposed to be in the Wheaten male?

Title: Pics of Wheaten cockerel #2white
Post by: Blue Egg Acres on November 20, 2011, 01:20:47 PM

Black. It appears gray in the pic of him taken outdoors but it is indeed black

Title: Pics of Wheaten cockerel #2white
Post by: Blue Egg Acres on November 20, 2011, 01:48:11 PM

Now that I look at the pics closer, I think the 1 is a blue wheaen. I thought is was the wheaten because of the legband but really can\'t make out a # in the pic

Title: Pics of Wheaten cockerel #2white
Post by: Schroeder on November 20, 2011, 06:27:41 PM

Mine are 21 weeks old with gray beards.  How likely are they to darken with age?

Title: Pics of Wheaten cockerel #2white
Post by: Blue Egg Acres on November 20, 2011, 08:24:39 PM

In my experience, wheaten males are typically 5 months old at minimum before they begin to change to the required black and usually closer to 7 to 8 months old. I have seen a few that hadn\'t changed by 12 months and don\'t recommend breeding from those.