Are Wyandottes good chickens?

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I'm new to chickens and I have heard that tractor supply carries Wyandottes. I was just wondering how friendly they were? Are they good with kids? Do they do well with other birds? Egg production? Cold hardy?
 
I have heard they are aggresssive with others,but overall,I'd say great with kids.
 
Welcome to BYC. Glad you decided to our flock. I've had a number of Wyandottes over the past 50 years, and they have generally been quite docile and friendly. They weren't quite the lap pets with my children that a few of the other breeds were, and on rare occasions, I've had an aggressive one that I had to cull from the flock, but that was definitely the exception and not the rule. Wyandottes are very cold hardy, their rose combs are virtually immune to frost bite, are good layers of large, brown eggs, and I would definitely recommend them as a good breed. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Good luck with your flock.
 
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I'm glad you joined the BYC "flock".

In my experience, the Wyandotte is a great breed that I would strongly recommend. Mine have been quite friendly; in fact, they are the most docile, inquisitive, personable, and gentle of all my birds. They have the biggest personalities with the most humanlike behavior. I've found them to be good with kids, not only because of their temperaments, but also because kids love the fluffy appearance of them. My Wyandottes have done fine in a mixed flock, with no injuries or aggression problems. They are dominant, but are not mean or particularly standoffish. In terms of egg production, I've been impressed with my Wyandottes. They've laid 250+ eggs, each, per year. Egg production is slowing down because they are now over four years old, but they're still laying well. My Wyandottes have also been quite hardy. They've survived temperatures down to nearly -20 and up to 104.

Overall, I would recommend the Wyandotte. I know that some people have had bad experiences with the breed (mean, standoffish, etc), but that hasn't been my experience.
 

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