Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

[ki4got]

and yes, I know I always go on and on about type, red vs orange, etc... and in every case, if you have something better, USE IT! if you don't have better, use what you have until you get something better...

the pic I posted of the bantam pullet I got, yes she's orangey. but she's also the ONLY bantam blrw girl I have at the moment... and as soon as I get better, she will join an egg flock. either here or somewhere else.

at the moment tho, she's in quarantine and will stay there until she puts on enough weight. currently she appears to be roughly 3 months old and weighs less than a pound, is feather and bone and has a considerable parasite load... (gapeworm, mites and who knows what else) so i'm socking it to her. corid (slight blood in the poops) dewormer (ivermectin) and anything/everything she'll eat. even if it's not great for her long term. LOL i'll worry about balancing her nutrition later. tonight she got a healthy dose of hulless wild bird seed (sunflower, millet, oats, peanuts & cracked corn). first time I've seen her crop full since I got her Saturday. she's still gaping tho, so it may take some time to get rid of the gapeworm...

she's also getting scrambled eggs and whatever we have for dinner (tonight it was lobster ravioli and sun dried tomatoes with a nice veggie mix including lots of legumes). I don't think she knows what pellets are for, they stay in the dish. makes me wonder if all she was fed was scratch. also makes me wonder, she acts like she's dying of thirst all the time, but only drinking small amounts each time. like maybe water was scarce or too dirty to do much with? ''

she looks lost in the dog crate. it's maybe 24" long, 18x18 on the ends... but her crop is full and now she's napping on her perch.

for those who missed the pic...

 

[carriebain]

We'll, I'm glad you have her now!

 

[Fancychooklady]

I'm actually a little amazed at these comments.  Maybe it's the photos but I purchased these birds from someone on this forum who has been using them as their breeding stock and people had nothing but positive things to say about the quality of their birds.  I was hoping to get some quality birds, even if I just use them for eggs and to produce more layers for myself.

Don't take it to heart. I posted pics of mine on here and got no response. This thread is for all of us , not just the " experts ". I have owned Wyandotte 's , in various shapes and forms for 10 years and people get carried away with " the standard ".
My guy has a less a than desirable comb and some brassiness, but everybody loves him.
I get $50 per doz for his fertile eggs and I can't keep up to supply. I'm happy

And yes I am probably in some peoples opinion " maintaining the mediocrity ".
But that's my business .

 

[malndobe]

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[HSCMorgans]

Holy wow.. $50. a doz
I noticed your from Australia.... how is the BLRW there. Do you guys have your own standard for them. Or is it based on the same as here in the states? I know in other breeds the standard can be different depending on country so was wondering about the blrw there vs here...

 

[malndobe]

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He is handsome, definitely has a better tail set than mine

So is he considered a light blue, or a splash? I'm not clear on where the line is drawn in terms of the colors, there seems to be some overlap in the splash vs blue spectrum.

 

[ctfeathers]

Any ideas on who is still selling hatching eggs? I am trying to find a way to get one last hatch in before closing everything down for a while. Anyone?

 

[Fancychooklady]

He is handsome, definitely has a better tail set than mine

So is he considered a light blue, or a splash?  I'm not clear on where the line is drawn in terms of the colors, there seems to be some overlap in the splash vs blue spectrum.

He is blue, I have 15 chicks and the stats are correct. Blue - blue = 50% blue, 25% black
And 25% splash. I was hoping to ship some eggs in to add to the gene pool, but when the guy sent me pics of his roo I decided against it. He had probably the worst comb I have ever seen, it was divided into 2 sections and was very large. He was asking $100 a dozen.
He had purchased his roo at one of the bigger poultry shows in Melbourne as breeding stock. I haven't seen too many around , but of course there are plenty of project birds around. I have a very dark glw that I am tempted to put with him.

 

[ki4got]

Any ideas on who is still selling hatching eggs? I am trying to find a way to get one last hatch in before closing everything down for a while. Anyone?

I would be, if 1. I still had more than 1 girl, and 2. if she were laying currently! but they would be very limited quantities, if I decided to sell any at all.

 

[delisha]

If you breed birds that are not standard you will be working for years and constantly trying to correct defects. Birds have an SOP for a reason. It is not someone fancy thought process. Birds are constructed a certain way for a reason and that is health reasons. This breed of chicken needs a deep front for egg production, organs and intestines and it is a meat bird. It is not a leg horn. If you want a leg horn body and want to color it a pretty blue with some orange on it, buy good leghorns and work on color. You work first with the construction of the chicken. Color is last and has nothing to do with the health of the chicken and you can't harm the health of a chicken working on color. You can and it happens all the time harm the health of a chicken by trying to shove Wyandotte organs in a leghorn body. You get birds with poor laying and production, infections and internal problems and no meat on breast bones. Hips out of sockets and easy injured birds.

This is a new breed. You are going to have more bad birds than good birds. It has nothing to do with breeders. You are the stewart of the breed. Learn all you can and only reproduce from the best. If you don't hatch/purchase breeder quality..don't breed them. Hatch more and keep looking for better quality. I had over 100 BLRW chicks this year and I kept 3. If and when you buy eggs or chicks the chance you gets a top quality bird out of a few eggs or chicks is difficult at best. If you really want a good bird for producing, buy adults that you can see. Next year I might have to hatch 200 to get a few good birds. This breed is new and needs work. You just keep working until one day you look at a chick and you simply know..that is what you are looking for. Eventually if you keep breeding good birds..you will need to only breed 50 birds a year to find good stock.