The Silver Laced Wyandotte Thread

[sbucciarel]

They look older than 8 months...is the hen molting or was she loosing feathers from the rooster breeding her? If she's molting, then she's well over 15 months old.

No. They aren't molting and I didn't see any signs of feather damage from breeding. They came in perfect condition. Jerry said they were 8 months old when I paid for them a month ago, so they'd be 9 months old now. Since he's the breeder, I'll go with that. It doesn't matter much to me anyway unless they were like 5 years old. lol. It's the start of my SLW flock.

 

[MeanV2]

No. They aren't molting and I didn't see any signs of feather damage from breeding. They came in perfect condition. Jerry said they were 8 months old when I paid for them a month ago, so they'd be 9 months old now. Since he's the breeder, I'll go with that. It doesn't matter much to me anyway unless they were like 5 years old. lol. It's the start of my SLW flock.

I am sure Jerry is shooting you straight.

Dan

 

[PeakyBeaky]

Hen must just be an early developer then.

 

[Scott H]

I have 3 Different color phazes of Wyandottes....2 molted before a year old. One still has not and is about 13 months old. They alll originally came from Foley stock.

 

[Fancychooklady]

I have 3 Different color phazes of Wyandottes....2 molted before a year old. One still has not and is about 13 months old. They alll originally came from Foley stock.

My blrw are in a molt now and they are barely 6 months old.

 

[Scott H]

I have 3 Different color phazes of Wyandottes....2 molted before a year old. One still has not and is about 13 months old. They alll originally came from Foley stock.

My blrw are in a molt now and they are barely 6 months old.

Yep...it was my BLRB first, then the Partridge....the holdout is the SL and she hasn't laid a stinkin' egg.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Yep...it was my BLRB first, then the Partridge....the holdout is the SL and she hasn't laid a stinkin' egg.

Gee I hope for your sake , that when she does , it isn't a ' stinking egg '.

 

[Scott H]

In the last month her comb and wattles have turned red...we contnue to hold out hope. There will be a giant party if she ever does lay.

 

[PeakyBeaky]

Neither have our Sl. We've found they are always the last to start laying in the spring.

 

[Scott H]

Neither have our Sl. We've found they are always the last to start laying in the spring.

Really! She will be approx. 14 months in April. So there's hope?