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As a veteran of breeding Silver Penciled Wyandotte bantams for 2 decades, I would have to say run away as fast as possible. Find a solid color or more established variety of patterned bird to focus on. With Silver Penciled you will have to double mate to produce exhibition quality males and...

Haven't been here a while so I thought I would give you all an update on our Minorcas we are raising currently. For the past few years we have been raising SC and RC Black Minorcas. Last year I added Blue Minorcas to the fold and am raising both SC and RC. Lastly, we obtained some of the finest...

Yes, I dont usually get into naming birds for the most part but he is such an awesome bird. Very tame and full of personality in spite of being near 12 lbs. El Cid was a historical figure from Spain who helped fight back the Moors from Spain. It is also a very good movie starring Charleton...

They can be referred to as Minorcas as the plural. Feel free to join. They are gorgeous birds, tall and majestic. Here is a pic of our old man, El Cid. He is a four year old SC Black Minorca Cock.

In a 4 x 4 pen, I would say the most would be 5.

Duane only has the LF, he doesnt raise the bantams or he didnt last year anyways. If he has them now, then he just bought them this year. We had some of his LF last year. Raised them to adults and then sold them. They werent bad but they werent good either....so we decided to pass them on to...

To reiterate, Dun and Chocolate are two completely different varieties and colors. Chocolate Wyandotte bantams in the US were created from Chocolate Orpington bantams that were imported. Dun Wyandotte Bantams are a creation of a US geneticist and a decade of work. Here is a picture of one of...

Tried to but its too big I believe.

Too bad you arent going to keep them but completely understand the frustration. After 18 years with them, I have hit every high or low you could imagine with them. But alas, I continue with them. Right now we have 4 matings going on with a total of four males and 10 females. So far have...

I have never heard of a male bleeding out because of removing a spur. If left to their own devices they will hit them against themselves and knock them off. I usually use wire clippers or some other type of heavy duty clipper to trim them down. It keeps them from hitting against each other as...

I have always trimmed the spurs on males and it has nothing to do with how it affects the females or if they are aggressive towards me, those things are irrelevant. I trim them because at some point it makes it difficult for them to walk correctly because they are rubbing against their opposite...

Here's a reprint of an old article: SINGLE vs. DOUBLE MATING from The A.B.C. of Breeding Poultry for Exhibition, Egg-Production and Table Purposes 1919 WHAT IS SINGLE MATING? In certain breeds the standard decrees that the characteristics of the male and female should be different, which...

Yes, Rosecomb is dominant over single comb but biggest issue will be type and the white earlobe. A Rosecomb Brown Leghorn bantam might be the best bet but still battle earlobe. Like I said would be an epic endeavor to set sail with haha.

Red showing up in your Blacks is more common than you might think. It is part of the genetics that give Blacks that lovely green sheen. BB Red Wyandottes existed many years ago but like many of the rare varieties of Bantam Wyandottes have sadly become extinct. BB Red Wyandotte Bantams would...

No there is not. It is a strictly European variety BUT there are many gorgeous varieties already here and accepted into the American Poultry Association.

The original Wyandotte Standard of Perfection, the outdated one you say is a wealth of information and history of the breed and is as relevant today as it was when it was written over a century ago. It is free because the copyright has run out on the book and it is in many university libraries...