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Here's my top contender for 2024 breeder. Knock on wood, we don't get a mink this spring.

You can't really sex rose comb birds by comb. Need body shots with legs. Profile of bird.

Chicks have had over a week of roaming the grounds for forage with this thaw. The cock and both hens watch over them and will chase off the K's and P's if they seem like they're eating the chicks foraged grubs. Fully integrated into the flock now and the broody mother has finally relaxed.

That patch of grass will be gone by Spring. They've only been confined to it since first snowfall- 4 or 5 days now. I moved the coop closer to the back shed where it has more wind protection this Spring. Finally got around to screwing the old tin on the lean-to the day before snow came.

OK, one more of the chicks. This one chick was the first to use ramp to coop and refuses to drink from water fountain. Very independent compared to the others. And I love posting these pics on threads asking if they should insulate and or heat their coop. Taken this morning at 7 am, snow is...

I hope you hold onto the cockerel for a few generations. I'd put pullets in picture 1, 2 and 4 in a pen with him this spring and hatch every egg they lay. Then follow up with the best pullets hatched next year. Barring odd genetics from crossing two lines popping up you'd be onto a solid...

This hen tried to brood most of the summer. She was never very successful and I finally busted her after two tries in a row. Well she gave it another go and hatched out 10 chicks November 1st. Yes that is snow and we're having highs of mid 30's. The hardest part was getting them to use the ramp...

Those look nice. Really like the body type on the cockerel. Where did you get them?

Result of efforts for flock/breeder increase this summer were dismal. Have a second incubator so one can be a dedicated hatcher and other have faster rotations of egg batches. The short of it is my water for humidity would evaporate before I got home for work many time lowering hatch rate...

I entered a pair at one of the local fairs. Show stoppers. Literally! AI testing was performed on all birds entering and my results came back three days into fair as non conclusive. Poultry barn was shut down immediately and all birds under quarantine until the results of a second round of...

This year's breeder. He has two legs. Unfortunately he also has two minor comb sprigs. And of course I'd like the yellow legs to not wash out as they age. Other than that- I like him! Need tail lift in the flock and he's got that. He's also got nice bumps on the rose comb. His sire was...

My birds are finally coming into lay! I'd put clean hay in the nesting boxes a few weeks ago and they tore it all out to eat seed. Checked today and had five dirty eggs in coop, fed them back to the girls and put fresh hay in the boxes. I'll pen up the breeders this weekend and plan on setting...

They are as easy or hard to sex as any other non sex linked chicken. It depends how observant a person is. I'm not gifted by any means but can sex at hatch just by leg size and stance with near 90% accuracy. You'll be even more accurate at 8 to 10 weeks of age. Comb size and coloring have a...

It took months but I finally found a new contact that will take my culls in bulk. Was a strain on the wallet feeding them all. I officially only keep one variety of breed now and have made room to get serious improvement. Was hatching just enough for headway with two breeds. Now I'm anxious to...

The pullet before is better. The cock above might be better than the cockerel (post 8515) though.

Wyandotte are great for the cold. The breeder stock take forever and a day to start laying. I don't use lighting in winter so don't see first eggs until Spring. I'm told they take around 36 weeks.

https://thelacedwyandotteclub.co.uk/breed-standard/ Look at the profile of the birds in that link. Short back, high tail and the front angle mirrors the back. Wyandotte are a bird of curves and symmetry. Don't forget the wide backs.

Are these your only two? If you work on a shorter back the tail should lift. Obviously we all want to hatch and find lightning in a bottle- a bird that nearly conforms to the Standard. The reality of it is you need to keep everything in mind, not take a step back in other areas, and choose one...

I think you are confused how the single comb works. It's recessive, meaning it requires two copies to express. If you obtained a single comb Wyandotte in first crossing then both parents carried a copy of the single comb gene. It can't express unless both parents provide a copy of it. Rose comb...

Differentiating the colors at hatch depends on the source. If the blue color is every range then it's very difficult to distinguish a light blue from splash or very dark blue from black. If from a source that has worked on the variety for a while then the blue should be more consistent which is...