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  1. TOMTE

    Wyrd Sisters (the Discworld chickens)

    "Things just happen, what the hell." — Terry Pratchett I've been wanting to make this thread for months and I've started and stopped several times, for various reasons. Like not knowing what to call it or how to start it or structure it or run it or... So I'm just going to throw spaghetti at...
  2. TiaM993

    Please help with these!!!! Hen or roo?

    Okay so A lot y'all helped me with my favorite chicken but I have these other 6. I need to try and decide because next week the roosters have to go. Sorry the SLW hate me and scatter when I'm around. I'm pretty sure 1 and 2 are roos and have no idea with the others.
  3. C

    What does the + or - after a gene mean?

    Hey, So I have been looking into silver laced wyandotte genetics but I can't figure out what the + or - after the genes mean. ebeb CoCo db+db+ PgPg MlMl Cha+Cha+ mh+mh+ di+di+ lg+lg+ cb+cb+ i+i+ bl+bl+ Lav+Lav+ C+C+ Mo+Mo+ b+b+ SS Choc+Choc+ This is the genotype for a slw and I understand...
  4. J

    SLW & Buff Brahma 10 weeks Male or female?

    I have 10 week old birds here. 2 buff brahmas have pretty fluffy tails I can't tell and don't know if roosters at this age would have different coloring. Sylvie is the silver laced wyandotte that has started having a more upright tail....tell tale sign? She has poor lacing.
  5. T

    Silver Laced Wyandotte 8 weeks - pullet or cockerel?!

    Hi again chicken friends! I’m ready for another round of… you guys telling me I don’t have a pullet 😋 But am I crazy - do SLW pullets have green in tails?! Or just cockerels…… “she” is 8 weeks Thanks again!
  6. M

    Help sexing Silver Laced Wyandotte chicks

    Hello! I'm hoping some of the experts here can help me sex these 6-7 week old Silver Laced Wyandotte chicks. These were straight run from a hatchery. I purchased 4, and one of them is definitely a pullet (not pictured) based on no waddles, darker comb, lacing on neck, etc. The other 3 are...
  7. S

    4 wk silver wyandotte possible male?

    Ordered from a hatchery as day old pullet. Bit concerned with how incredibly slow the tail feathers came in (they are still very short too) and some patching on the upper wings. She has some pretty thick legs compared to my blue eastern egger and speckled Sussex. Doesn't have much roo attitude...
  8. S

    Fox attack, lonely 9 week old chick, please help

    Well this is the first time a predator has gotten my chickens and hopefully the last, a fox dug into a coop that I had 4, 9 week old chicks in, it got 3 before waking up at 2am and going outside to find the sneaky ***** coming back for the last one. So now I have a lonely 9 week old chick, I...
  9. Alixzandrah

    Silver laced wyandottes sexing? Cockerel or pullets?

    I have three hatchery SLW. The one single comb I feel is obvious rooster. The other two I think one may be a rooster one a pullet. Any input? I got them end of February
    • Alixzandrah
    • Thread
    • cockeral? cockerel or pullet? pullet sexing silver laced wyandotte silver laced wyandotte cockerel silver laced wyandotte sexing slw
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
  10. E

    Want to learn how to figure out gender

    I would like to be able to take educated guesses on genders of chicks. I have received lots of responses on my chicks with gender guesses but I would like to know why the guesses are made. I have this SLW. I was told a female when I purchased it from a local store. When I posted her on here...
  11. weavingpachtie

    Help me with my SL Wyandottes + Weekly Development

    Hello! I’ve been fixated on whether or not my pair of SLWs are roosters since the beginning. To that end, I have weekly photos (missing weeks 3&4), which might be interesting/helpful, even if you can’t help me with sexing my birds. Note: They do have enormous red combs & wattles. I grant...
  12. CassNelson

    Meet the flock + need your help on roo watch!

    Hello all, new chicken mama Cassie here. I ordered 11 pullets from MMH that are now almost a month old, so of course I am now playing the paranoid “pullet or cockerel??” game. I thought I’d introduce the ladies and see if any of you experienced eagle-eyes notice something I hadn’t, especially if...
  13. Pufna

    Silver laced Wyandotte Roo and Gold laced Wyandotte hen offspring?

    So how I understood reading some genetics? threads, SLW roo with a GLW hen will give SLW hens and GLW roos. So if I pair my two GLW hens with SLW roo and get a GLW roo, can I then breed the new GLW roo with GLW hens and get both roos and hens GL?
  14. buckock

    Hatch-Along January 19th!!

    On lockdown and this is Day 20 with the second batch of eggs in my new Nurture Right 360 incubator. 24 hours until Day 21... Humidity is at 67% and patiently (haha) waiting to see how many of the 13 eggs hatch.
  15. Blue Raptor

    Tumor in chicken?

    Hello BYC! My SLW has a swollen abdomen, a poor appetite and is thin, and has impacted crop. She has no outward appearances of a sick chicken other than slowness. I though she may have a tumor, and I’m treating her crop now- suggestions for what this is and how to treat? 🙁
  16. G

    Hen with pale comb and diarrhea

    I noticed this afternoon one of my wyandotte hens was having very watery stool and her comb and wattles are quite pale. In addition, she is acting rather lethargic...much slower than usual and laying down on the ground in the run area outside. She is around 7 months old and has been my most...
  17. S

    MAGNIFICANT SILVER LACED WYANDOTTES- The Parents To All The Wyandotte Kind

    Some of y'all convinced me to start Silver Laced Wyandotte thread, so here goes! Come support and join me! Silver Laced Wyandotte (SLW) chickens are the parents of all the Wyandotte chicken kind. All other patterns and colors of the Wyandottes that we are familiar with today all originated...
    • SilkieChicken123
    • Thread
    • come have fun! faboulous silver laced wyandottes lovely magnificent slw parents to all the wyandotte kind silver laced wyandotte slw wonderful wyndottes
    • Replies: 77
    • Forum: General breed discussions & FAQ
  18. B

    SLW and GLW gender?

    Hello! I was wondering if you guys had any though of what sex these SLW and GLW may be? I though only Chico may be a rooster but unsure. They are 7 weeks old.
  19. D

    Silver laced Wyandotte Pullet or cockerel?

    Hello! So I have a SLW chick about 5 week old. It may be too young yet to know, but what do you guys think (any fun guesses on your expertise/experience). As I can only have 2 chickens, I am hoping it is a pullet. I got her from a feed store who got them from Ideal Poultry to keep this abandoned...
  20. G

    Buff Orpington & Silver Laced Wyandotte pullets or roos?

    We believe they are around 6 weeks old. Purchased from a farm store the first week of March, 2021. SLW combs are starting to turn a peach color, while buffs are staying mostly yellowish. Any help is much appreciated!
    • g96
    • Thread
    • 6weekoldchicks 6weekoldpullets buff buff orphington hen buff orpingtin help pullet rooster slw slw chickens
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
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