They're here! I have 4 cuties (never mind that sneaky little Welsummer who photo bombed). Each one looks different, which is kind of neat. Two have noticably blue down on their sides/wings, but the other two are less noticable. Based on my knowledge of B/B/S breeding, I assume that it's possible...
They are adorable! Do you have any other Barnevelders? I have the standard double laced who I think you saw on my gender questioning post. I also have a traditional Brnevelder hen named Peanut Butter.
I ordered 4 from a feed store getting them Privett at the end of April.
Doesn’t seem like they are common/popular here at BYC, but I think they may be picking up steam.
I hadn’t thought about the iridescence like @AinaWGSD mentioned. Blue doesn’t get that way, I guess. My regular Barnevelder...
A feed store near me is getting blue Laced Barnevelders in April. I did not even know this color variety existed (thought it was a typo- quick google search shows that it’s a real variety).
If you have some, I’d love to see pics- particularly of adult hens. Thanks!