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post #5781 of 8246
8/7/12 at 8:34am
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Originally Posted by chickee View Post

I hatched a LF BLRW rooster who didn't look promising at all and I didn't plan on keeping him, but I keep my birds way too long and by the time I thought about selling him he had changed from mediocre to gorgeous! He is now my main man :lol
Let this also be an example to anyone breeding wyandottes toward the A.P.A standard. Do not cull your chicks right off, unless obvious flaws( crossbeaked, longer beak, single comb,etc) because Wyandottes mature slowly. They are not filly mature untill 18 months. That is a year and a half. So keep them in a grow out pen and keep an eye on them. If you notice any that are the wrong color, or bad lacing, or you can see their tail is to low, to high, you can cull them. jerry Foley has a vid on his site to make this point. Even 3 months are to early. This is especially for blrw.


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post #5782 of 8246
8/7/12 at 3:03pm

You are definitely right about how slow they are to mature and can start out not looking like much and really change into something great. Unfortunately I don't have the room to grow out a bunch of roosters sad.png  I had decided to sell my main rooster (needed new blood) and was slow on finding a home for one of his sons. I was not crazy about his color (hackles a bit on the gold side) and his tail set is a bit low, but then he filled out and looked so nice I just had to keep him. I see so few BLRW roosters with wide heads and the correct roundness to the body. Most people just want a bird with pretty color and aren't breeding towards the standard. I will say on my BLRW pullets I can tell at a young age now how they will turn out. Crisp lacing, especially the broad heads and short backs are good indicators wink.png

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Let this also be an example to anyone breeding wyandottes toward the A.P.A standard. Do not cull your chicks right off, unless obvious flaws( crossbeaked, longer beak, single comb,etc) because Wyandottes mature slowly. They are not filly mature untill 18 months. That is a year and a half. So keep them in a grow out pen and keep an eye on them. If you notice any that are the wrong color, or bad lacing, or you can see their tail is to low, to high, you can cull them. jerry Foley has a vid on his site to make this point. Even 3 months are to early. This is especially for blrw.
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post #5783 of 8246
8/7/12 at 5:03pm
Most just think buying birds from diffrent breeders will make their line better, which is incorrect. Most breeders linebreed, hatch many offsprig, cull obvious ones, then grow out and keep the best ones and breed back to the parrents.

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post #5784 of 8246
8/8/12 at 7:54pm

Hey everyone, Just wanted to share a couple pics of some of the flock. Mostly Wyandottes but you can probably spot a few EE's in there too :)

 

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Wyandottes & Easter Eggers

1 Chihuahua(Izzy) & 1 mouse cat(Inky)

 

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Wyandottes & Easter Eggers

1 Chihuahua(Izzy) & 1 mouse cat(Inky)

 

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post #5785 of 8246
8/8/12 at 10:57pm
Beautiful Chickens...😍

Splash Wyandottes, Cream Legbars, Norwegian Jaerhon's, Bresse, Marans, Swedish Flower Hens, Icelandics, Isbars, Cream Brabanters, Jubilee Orpington's, Easter Eggers and the list Keeps going... Wonder whats next!! LOL

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Splash Wyandottes, Cream Legbars, Norwegian Jaerhon's, Bresse, Marans, Swedish Flower Hens, Icelandics, Isbars, Cream Brabanters, Jubilee Orpington's, Easter Eggers and the list Keeps going... Wonder whats next!! LOL

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post #5786 of 8246
8/9/12 at 8:11am
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Originally Posted by Bleenie View Post

Hey everyone, Just wanted to share a couple pics of some of the flock. Mostly Wyandottes but you can probably spot a few EE's in there too :)

 

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I love that you can have so much eye candy with one Breed.

 

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Ron

 

Is this a Hobby or a way of Life? Chickens: Australorp, Barred & Partridge Rock, Hatchery & Heritage RIR, Golden Comet, Marans, Easter Egger,  Silver Gray Dorking, Basque Hen, Partridge Penedesenca, Olive Egger and UofA Blues

Hatching 101 including Shipped Eggs

 

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post #5787 of 8246
8/9/12 at 10:09am

Yeah, I guess I can't deny that it is a very pretty sight watching them all run around the yard together big_smile.png

Wyandottes & Easter Eggers

1 Chihuahua(Izzy) & 1 mouse cat(Inky)

 

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Wyandottes & Easter Eggers

1 Chihuahua(Izzy) & 1 mouse cat(Inky)

 

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post #5788 of 8246
8/9/12 at 5:27pm

My favorite part of the day is heading out to watch the chickens :)

 

My SLW laid her first egg the other day! Im so proud!

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Married to MarcBinNC, 4 Kids, 3 Cats, 6 Wyandotte Chickens and tons of chicks.

 

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post #5789 of 8246
8/12/12 at 11:03am

ChickenWifey, congrats on the first egg! Many happy returns...

 

Here are my young cockerel and one of his little girls, they're about three months old now. They're always following me around asking for treats.

 

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Four Columbian Wyandotte hens, and a charming young roo who's growing fast.
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Four Columbian Wyandotte hens, and a charming young roo who's growing fast.
My Chickens Page                  Fowlies Bregère - our coop additon                Little Chicken Wagon - Updated June 2013


 

 

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post #5790 of 8246
8/13/12 at 8:51pm
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Originally Posted by encorepistol View Post

I talked with Pauls early in the year myself. He got out of the mass selling to concentrate on showing from what I understand. Ive always had excellent transactions with the Foleys and their stock is some of the best out there.

I emailed Jerry Foley yesterday to inquire as to when they are going to begin taking chick orders for 2013.  He advised that because they are so busy, they will not be taking orders for chicks in 2013.  I am so disappointed! hit.gif

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NPIP LA # 937        Euskal Oiloa, Marraduna Basque;  Lavender Ameraucanas;  BLRW (pure Foley lines);  Olandsk Dwarfs;  white American Bresse; Swedish Flower Hens; Silkies; bantam Cochins; 2 Sebastopol geese; 2 Cayugas; a motley crew of layers; always a brooder full of chicks  big_smile.png  Wife to an amazing and tolerant husband, mother to 2 wonderful sons, and caretaker to the birds, 2 dogs,...

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