My 4 silver laced Wyandottes are beautiful birds, who hang together, and definitely rule the roost. In fact, I think they even rule the rooster. I don't think they lay as many eggs as reliably as the red hens, and I am not raising them for meat, but they are a nice addition to the mix that we have now, just finishing up our first year with chickens. The current flock is 1 ornery mostly white rooster, 4 SLWs, 2 red mixes, 3 blue copper marans mixed with RIR, and the new babies are 3 RIRs and 2 Ameraucana/Araucana. So far, the Wyandottes win the beauty contest.
In this photo, Big Mama is claiming her role at the top of the pecking order on the day we introduced a roo who was only a month younger than she was.
In this photo, Big Mama is claiming her role at the top of the pecking order on the day we introduced a roo who was only a month younger than she was.
