Are they really Wyandottes??

hens_n_hounds

Hatching
10 Years
Jun 29, 2009
2
0
7
I am new to the forum and to keeping chickens. About 3 months ago I bought 15 chicks from a guy in the local classifieds. He said that they were golden and silver laced Wyandotte pullets. Well, we have one rooster for sure, his comb is much larger and he is much more aggressive. Now, I know that sexing chicks is not always exact, so I kinda expected that. The problem is that I am wondering if they are really Wyandottes at all. 5 were lost due to predation as we were working out the kinks of the new coop. (They are happily living in their new predator proof coop.) Of the 10 we have now there are 2 golden laced, 5 silver laced and 3 barred. The barred were an unexpected surprise. The roo is a barred. The thing that makes me suspect their heritage is that they all seem to have a single comb. I did read that sometimes you will get a Wyandotte with a single comb, but as I understand it is not all that common. Is 3 months to early to tell or do you think they are something else. Is there another bred that comes in golden and silver laced?
 
If you could post some pictures of them it would help. If everyone of them has a straight comb I doubt that they are wyandottes. You do get some with straight combs sometimes, but that should not be the norm.
 
I am betting they are not Wyandottes, at least not pure Wyandotte. I hope you enjoy them all the same!
big_smile.png
 
My silver laced ones look just like yours frsinggrl, exact same feathering. The combs look most like the darker one on the far right. The guy I got them from said he got them from the hatchery. I am going to have to work on the pics. I have some, but none of them really show the comb that well. I will take some more today.
 

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom