Bantam Partridge Wyandotte EXPERTS needed!

[WooingWyandotte]

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Yes, I love the shades of red! Especially the scarlet sickle feathers on the cock! They shine in the sun and are really pretty to look at. But I may be buying a new cock, I'll have to see.

 

[Lovesdisney]

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Yes, I love the shades of red! Especially the scarlet sickle feathers on the cock! They shine in the sun and are really pretty to look at. But I may be buying a new cock, I'll have to see.

I love the green and the way the black looks almost purple. I posted pics of the pair we got.... They all look like chickens to me. That's why I ask here!! Haha

 

[NYREDS]

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More accurately known as faking which is itself a disqualification.

 

[WooingWyandotte]

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More accurately known as faking which is itself a disqualification.

No being rude, instead maybe you could show me how and what lines don't have that DQ?

 

[chickendales]

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More accurately known as faking which is itself a disqualification.

No being rude, instead maybe you could show me how and what lines don't have that DQ?

it something that we all know is done but not said out load and should be culled in future gentations

 

[NYREDS]

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More accurately known as faking which is itself a disqualification.

No being rude, instead maybe you could show me how and what lines don't have that DQ?

Stubs may appear in any Wyandotte line. As Neil said it's a remnant of their ancestry. It is less prevelant in some lines where the breeder has culled religiously for it.

 

[NYREDS]

When I was apprenticing to become a judge one of the judges I clerked with, a long time Wyandotte breeder, gave me a method for evaluating Wyandotte type.
The method involves 3 circles. First picture a circle overlaying the body itself. The body mass should conform to the shape of a circle. Then picture a smaller circle higher & to the rear. This should describe the arch of the tail. Picture a third circle higher still & to the front. This shoud describe the arch of the neck & the shape of the head. To evaluate the head of a Wyandotte make a circle with your thumb & index finger. Look at the head through this circle. A good Wyandotte head should fit within this circle. Especially important is the shape of the beak, it should be "short & well curved". I see many with thin pointy beaks & this is just wrong.
Next time you're at a show look at the winning Wyandottes using this tool & you'll see what I mean.

 

[WooingWyandotte]

Thank you, that's really helpful! I want to go to a show, just to see how it is. So far, no one has really said anything about the pullet. Any comments on her?