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I thought it would be fun to share some photos and progress as these chicks move from egg to chick and along. We have a Silver Laced Wyandotte Rooster who's about a year old and a young flock of eight hens. They include 2 SLW, 1GLW, 2 Golden Comets, and 3 White Leghorns. I collected 20 eggs November 20-24 and incubated 21 in a brand new Nurture Right 360 incubator (NR 360). Of the 21, 1 was a yolker, and 4 quit between day 5 and 14. Of the 16 that made it to lockdown, all 16 hatched December 14-15th, 2021. As the eggs from the hens are uniquely colored (white, brown, and beige), it's possible to tell which chicks are the products of which matches. To a point, that is, because the SLW and the GLW eggs were the same color. Today is the second day after hatch and it's a challenge to get photos of the little peckers but I've done my best to provide photos of the rooster, egg donors, and little peckers.
My question for everyone here is: Does anyone know how to sex baby Wyandotte chicks? It looks like the wing feathers are growing much faster on the mixed chicks (which makes since Leghorn and Golden Comet both mature quickly), but is this a good way to sex Wyandottes? Also, does anyone know what cross breeds between Wyandottes have produced? It would be great to get a fast maturing bird with some of the Wyandotte's meat qualities; however, it is also just as likely I'll get a slow growing skinny bird. Regardless, they are super cute!
Of the Wyandotte chicks, they're much of a muchness with some lighter and other darker. I don't know if our SLW rooster has a hidden gold gene but if any of the babies end up gold, we'll know. One of the Wyandotte chicks (nicknamed Omelet because she was would have ended up as breakfast if I hadn't needed another egg to fill the 'bator) has a pale buff down and distinct white, beige, and brown back
stripes. Her first pin wing feathers appear much darker.
The golden comet and white leghorns are all white. Four of them have black spots, which makes me think that they might be the leghorn cross. Otherwise, they look the same.
And before anyone asks, there's no chance of funny dad business. Jubal is our first (and only) Rooster and we don't have neighbors with chickens!
My question for everyone here is: Does anyone know how to sex baby Wyandotte chicks? It looks like the wing feathers are growing much faster on the mixed chicks (which makes since Leghorn and Golden Comet both mature quickly), but is this a good way to sex Wyandottes? Also, does anyone know what cross breeds between Wyandottes have produced? It would be great to get a fast maturing bird with some of the Wyandotte's meat qualities; however, it is also just as likely I'll get a slow growing skinny bird. Regardless, they are super cute!
Of the Wyandotte chicks, they're much of a muchness with some lighter and other darker. I don't know if our SLW rooster has a hidden gold gene but if any of the babies end up gold, we'll know. One of the Wyandotte chicks (nicknamed Omelet because she was would have ended up as breakfast if I hadn't needed another egg to fill the 'bator) has a pale buff down and distinct white, beige, and brown back
stripes. Her first pin wing feathers appear much darker.The golden comet and white leghorns are all white. Four of them have black spots, which makes me think that they might be the leghorn cross. Otherwise, they look the same.
And before anyone asks, there's no chance of funny dad business. Jubal is our first (and only) Rooster and we don't have neighbors with chickens!
