The Wyandotte Thread

[Arielle2]

Wyandottes are supposed to have rose combs.

Several people have mentioned that their chicks have single combs.

That is truly odd, because a single comb on a Wyandotte chick means more than just a little oops. It means a bunch of breeding with who knows what.

A rose comb, genetically, is from two rose comb genes, one from dad and one from mom. To get a single comb, they need to have ZERO rose comb genes.

If they have a single rose comb gene, instead of two, they would still have a rose comb, but often the rose comb is a bit messier and not as neat and tidy.

I will not be breeding these given the problems. They will just be part of the layer flock.

 

[PeterJohn86]

My breeding duo for the spring. I expect to have both blue and black offsprings. They haven't been separated yet, but thought I'd share the photos since I don't see a lot of people breeding pure blue/black wyandottes. They are large fowl.

 

[Alaskan]

My breeding duo for the spring. I expect to have both blue and black offsprings. They haven't been separated yet, but thought I'd share the photos since I don't see a lot of people breeding pur blue/black wyandottes. They are large fowl.

Your pair look nice.

 

[Sylvester017]

@PeterJohn86 Wow! Those are pretty birds! They look solid and heavy. Show offspring at maturity

 

[PeterJohn86]

@Sylvester017 Thank you! I definitely will. I used to breed laced varieties only, but recently fell in love with 'regular' colors. Pure red, white and buff are on their way next. Just waiting for hatching eggs. All large fowl, of course.

 

[KDW85]

Does anyone have a good chart for crossing colors with Wyandottes and how they turn out?