Wyandotte

I had two gold laced hens that I loved to look at. They would run around and steal feathers off of other hens backs to the point of making them scream, bald backs, vents, and bloody vents. They even did it to each other (but not to themselves). It was like they couldn't help it-walking along, looking for food, and then suddenly "FEATHERS!!! NOM!!!". We tried everything from a higher protein diet to even MORE space, but in the end I gave up and I got rid of them to someone who fell for their looks with a full disclosure. I'm tempted to try anther strain, but it will probably wind up the same way so I'm sticking to what I've got left and avoid the mess.

I have one black Wyandotte named Lucy. She's very big and heavy, so thankfully she's the sweetest thing and doesn't attack anyone. Though she doesn't like being held, I can pet her and she'll perch on my arm or my head, and likes to "ride" on my back. She lays everyday (except for this time of year, considering it's Fall and she's in molt) and they're VERY large eggs. She gets along with the others and never fights, and she doesn't eat too much. She's the biggest hen in my flock, and she's beautiful. Her feathers are very shiny and in the sun they look a little green, which is beautiful to see. She doesn't need a lot of space either, and won't pick on new hens (even though all of my new hens are smaller than her).

Also, beautiful eye color, I think.

I love Wyandottes, one of my friends used to own a Golden-laced Wyandotte, and a Silver-laced wyandotte. She thought they made a great addition to her backyard, and that she loved their feathers. I have a Silver laced Wyandotte, and honestly, she is the most beautiful (aside from my Sussex) and entertaining bird I have ever owned. When she looks straight at you, she tilts her head, and she looks quite funny and cute; hysterical.
Wyandottes tend to be more assertive with lower ranking chickens in a mixed flock, mine tends to peck at or otherwise size up a lower ranking chicken every chance she gets. She's very beautiful though, and looks great foraging with the rest in the flock.

I have had 2 Wyandottes in my flock, and while beautiful, I had to cull my 1.5 year old because she pretty much did not lay during the whole summer (between brooding and recovering). They have not been anti-people, but hardly ever get close to me without being wary.

i have 2 wyandottes, a silver and a golden laced, they are both hens, i named them fili and kili. i got them as chicks from murray mcmurray hatchery on 2-7-2015. my golden laced took longer to grow then my silver laced, but around 2 months she had almost all of her feathers in, my silver laced (kili) lays me a tan egg every day and they are a nice size egg, her comb is not a good comb for a show chicken but she is very sweet, my golden (fili) on the other hand is VERY aggresive and mean to my other chickens, she is more plump, too. when i lay scratch grain on the floor for them as their morning treat, she attacks everybody and chases them off till she eats all she wants, she runs up to my faverolles and for no reason pulls feathers from the back of her neck, she is nice to me, and she lets me pick her up, but ot my other chickens, she is MEAN! she gave me a brown egg every day till now because she is going broody.

I have one Wyandotte pullet, ZeBee Sue . she is the runt and has figured out ways to grab the food from the others then run! I love her so much she is so sweet I recommend them for ornamental and egg purposes, don't eat these sweethearts!

I had a batch of Wyandottes I was planning to show at fair (signed up for the wrong class). They are bigger than other birds I've had so I'd consider them dual purpose. They are really beautifully feathered birds that come in any color really! I got silver laced and was transfixed! Reliable brown egg layer that's great for shows!

I have a Golden laced Wyandotte named Wattles because of her big Wattles. Wyandottes have a rose comb like Dominiques and other breeds which is good for the cold but Wyandottes also do well in heat as it gets into the 80s and 90s here. Wattles gets along well with my other hens and loves to be rubbed under her Wattles which is another reason why I named her wattles. She lays good sized brown eggs.

I had this breed since I was little and the ones I had would follow me around the yard. I had a GLW Roo he was the best Roo ever. Could be aggressive towards me sometimes but was only protecting his hens sadly he died from a dog. So I got two new roos that are BLRW and a splash Wyandotte to take his place. I will always own this breed.

We have three Silver Laced Wyandottes. My seven year old daughter loves them. They aren't lap chickens for sure, but if she has a treat you can bet they'll run across the yard to come see her. They are dependable layers. I've seen a few people saying they are bullies, but we have a little flock and my Wyandottes haven't bullied any of our other chickens. They do seem a little more standoffish than some of our others, but not to the point of being bad natured. We like ours so much we have been talking to breeders about getting a cockerel so we can try our hand at hatching little Wyandotte chickies!

We had seven Silver Laced Wyandotte hens for 3 years. During that entire time, they never came to us, even for treats. They were both bullied and bullies in our mixed layer flock. By their third birthday, every single hen had stopped laying permanently. My Australorps are five years old and at least one is still laying 6 eggs per week! I know that's probably exceptional, but I expect hens to lay longer than 2.5 years, especially since they had supplemental lighting through every winter just like our other hens. You couldn't pay me to keep another Wyandotte. They are beautiful chickens, but that is absolutely their only good quality.

I absolutely adore my wyandottes. Unfortunately, one of my gold-laced wyandotte's has been injured terribly, but she is on the mend. They are a fantastically resilient, hardy breed with gorgeous plumage. We have two silver-laced and two gold-laced, and I absolutely love them. My silver laced are sometimes picked on and are a little skittish, but they are beautiful and lay very well. They lay gorgeous, lighter eggs and are very quiet, perfect for me. My gold-laced are not skittish at all, however, and are very friendly birds, I think the silver are more picked on, however. I highly recommend this breed.

Wyandottes are one of my favorite breeds of all time. They are so friendly and docile and are very calm around children. They are superb layers and continue to be through out the winter. They grow to a great size to eat, and taste great. My girls are in a mixed flock and they get along great with all the other breeds I have. They do well in confinement but will also free range. There is absolutely nothing negative I could say about this breed. They are just pure amazing!

We have two Bantam Wyandottes and they are such sweet chickens. They are called Happy Mrs Chicken (named by our 4 year old - anyone who knows Peppa Pig will understand) and Sparkles (named by our 7 year old). They'd hardly been handled when we brought them home but they have come to trust us very quickly. They are easy to handle and Sparkles recently started laying at about 5 months old. Gorgeous little eggs and I've never heard her make a fuss about laying them. We've been slowly introducing them to our two Old English Game Bantams (who are rather Chihuahua-like in their attitude to other chickens). When the OEGBs strut up to try and boss them round the Wyandottes just freeze, crouch a little and close their eyes to say "We don't want to challenge you for supremacy!" So incredibly docile.

I've had 3 Silver Laced Wyandottes and every one of them have turned out to be very flighty and don't like much attention at all. I tried to give them extra attention as chicks but they never seemed to take it in. They are quite pretty though.

Gentle, loving, and perch on my hand. They are so smart. They wait for me to put them to bed and chatter and give me little beak kisses...not kidding. When they get out of the chicken run all I have to do is open the door to the run and say, "get back in your run" and they go, no hassle or fuss. I cannot say enough. Mine are close to laying age, so I have not experienced this with them yet, but as pullets they are an absolute joy!

I just love these girls. So far, of all the chickens I have owned in 35 years, they are my favorite. They are really stylish and beautiful. You just don't get a prettier bird. I have both Silver and Golden and they are the hens that will always catch everyone's eyes when they see them. Not only are they real beauties, they have incredible dispositions too! They want to be close to me and when I let them out of the yard to go free range, they are always on my heels, just like a loyal dog! They can fly a bit so when my other hens stay in the yard in the morning, I may look out of the window and see my Wyandottes' hanging out in the yard or on my patio waiting for me. My Golden went broody and sat for about 10 days. I finally felt bad for her and bought some fertilized eggs. (I have no Rooster) That little hen sat another 21 days and hatched out every egg that was fertile. Her mothering ability was lovely too. I just can't say anything bad about this little breed. I'll by buying some more come spring.

when the roo is little they are calm and quite, very sweet.. beautiful colors once grown.. will give their life to protect their flock... mine likes to challenge me for top chicken.. i think we have it straight now who's top chicken..lol.. once you get beyond this and can catch him.. he is very sweet lovs hugs and being held for a short period of time.. but this is my roo...

I only have a rooster of the Wyandotte breed. He is very pretty and protects my flock well, but he likes my hens a bit too much. I have 14 hens and he really exhausted all of them.

I have had quite a few of these chickens and was never disappointed by my hens they are extremely sweet and beautiful.They also are EXTREMELY GOOD LAYERS and almost never missed a day and can be very heavy and would be great meat although mine were never butchered.But the Roos are mean and are extremely aggressive during the mating season so you have to have plenty of hens for these little guys and they will protect their hens with their life literally.Overall I love this breed and recommend them to anyone who wants sweet(mostly just the hens),beautiful and very productive birds