I love these birds. I first purchased a combo of Golden and Silver Laced Wyandotte hens in 2010. I had several friends and fellow chicken raisers comment on how beautiful they are. I am particularly fond of the golden laced. They are magnificent. This year I purchased 7 Blue Laced Red Wyandottes to add to the flock. They are more rare, but thier colors are amazing. I have 6 hens and one Rooster. They are good natured, and let the kids hold them. They come when you call them, and are curious with great personalities. After they are used to your routine, they stop being so skittish in the run. Several of them come right up to see what I am working on, and I can feed them out of my hand or on my lap or both. My birds have all been large, and good to great layers giving me between 4 to 6 eggs a week. A few of the hens will go broody, but I like to raise my own chicks this way. For me it is much less expensive and demanding of time and attention than incubators.
I also have half a dozen of the Bantam Partridge Wyandottes. These are for show only since they lay only once or twice a week. Absolutely breathtaking plumage though. They are more flighty than the standards and the Rooster is very protective of his ladies. I will probably replace them with the standard size just because I prefer more frequent egg layers. I enjoy watching all of them each day after work. They bring me joy and I find them delightful and overall a very useful breed.
I also have half a dozen of the Bantam Partridge Wyandottes. These are for show only since they lay only once or twice a week. Absolutely breathtaking plumage though. They are more flighty than the standards and the Rooster is very protective of his ladies. I will probably replace them with the standard size just because I prefer more frequent egg layers. I enjoy watching all of them each day after work. They bring me joy and I find them delightful and overall a very useful breed.