Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

[PeakyBeaky]

I have a questions about colors. I am a little confused right now. My aunt bred her splash hen and black laced roo and got chicks that were BLUE, no lacing at all. What happened there? I know if you breed a splash and black lace you should get blue laced right? Here are the chicks, or would they have black lacing? I am new to this and trying to understand it lol

 

[blessedholler]

Thanks for your responses. I just want to add a few to my flock as pets. They are such pretty birds!!!

 

[Farmer Viola]

I should have continued reading the posts before I posted, opsie!

I think your transition plan sounds great. I'm not sure about the fire risk with your EcoGlow, but based on what I have read it should be safe, defiantly safer than a heater or bulb. I have my heat lamp hung with a chain and rope to keep it in place, and I don't have it on unless it's very cold out.

No worries!!

Been there, done that! (not reading the next pages, I mean)

Ok I left a window cracked last night. It was 60 degrees in the chick room when I went to bed, I got up at 2am and it was down to 51 degrees (!!!) so I closed the window and opened the door to let some of the warm air in from the fire. We only have a woodstove running for heat, not central air circulation.

I'm not sure how to strike a better balance for tonight. I had the window open just 4 inches to bring it down, maybe I need to close it before I go to sleep. I put my hand in the brooder and they were very warm, warm toes, etc.

Today I am keeping it at about 60 degrees in the chick room. It's 43 outside, so part of me wants to leave them inside today... just feeling like that is too cold for them. They were ok yesterday going in to the Brinsea for warm-ups every so often, so... Maybe I am being too sensitive. Sitting in the chick room even 60 feels so cold to me! I need feathers!

 

[delisha]

outside view of coop + run - showing air vents on coop. a tin roof is being added

other side

chicks in the run -- silkie in front looks cold

turned the box upside down, added brinsea, cut a door, pushed chickens inside lol

See the square door to the coop? There are 2 doors, one is behind the box. added air flow

silkies getting warmed up

of course they come right out. but mommmmmmm

This is just the run..right? Do you have coop pictures?

Quote: 43 is fine with the Brinsea in the box..they can get into the box and it is a nice size. I would put more straw around the box and sort of nestle the box into it. Make just a small walk way for them to get out. They will love all of that running room..and no you never need to worry about the Brinsea and any type of fire.
51 degrees is fine..they are not that fragile. They have feathers and can snuggle.

 

[delisha]

The three circles for the Wyandotte:

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 should 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 it.

Quote by NYREDS (Judge)

This is just an example if my interpretation:


The top circle should be pulled down lower but I was too lazy to fix it.

 

[Farmer Viola]

This is just the run..right? Do you have coop pictures?
43 is fine with the Brinsea in the box..they can get into the box and it is a nice size. I would put more straw around the box and sort of nestle the box into it. Make just a small walk way for them to get out. They will love all of that running room..and no you never need to worry about the Brinsea and any type of fire.
51 degrees is fine..they are not that fragile. They have feathers and can snuggle.

The coop is the tan building that's attached to the back of the run. See the metal vents at the top on both sides? is it enough? I should have taken one from the back angle showing the width of the building. I think it's 10 feet wide by 6ish ? Just FYI, I'm only keeping a fraction of the chicks I have right now, due to square footage


Thanks for the reassurance that they can handle it.. feeling conflicted.

I kept them inside today with the window open, about 55-60 degrees in here all day today. I decided not to put them out because one of the Welsummer roos now has wry neck. I feel awful guilty, I think I may have stressed him out? I am reading that wry neck is a symptom of something else and may not be recoverable, sometimes neurological damage, sometimes stress. I'm giving electrolyte and probiotics and nutri-drench by mouth, garlic as well, I separated him and he's under a Brinsea now.

No one else shows any signs. Everyone else is getting rooster booster (electrolyte + vitamin) water...

Didn't want to muck up this thread any more with this complication...

 

[delisha]

Quote: ugh..good luck with treating..it can be very heart breaking..

I doubt it was stress from being outside. If it was stress, i would not want a chicken who was that stressed it got that ill..I would not want that in my flock. We all want happy healthy chickens and want to weed out the weak.

The three sided building is your coop? I guess i misunderstood. I thought you insulated a building..If you have an open coop you do not need any type of vents at all..they need more protecting from drafts at the bottom. That is too open for chicks. That box will give them draft protection for now. I would put bales of straw all the way around the bottom and make them an alley they can run between this winter. Unless I simply do not see the coop and all I am seeing is the run. (All I see is a partially 3 sided building with an open front with wire) Open coops work well in hot climates.

 

[Farmer Viola]

ugh..good luck with treating..it can be very heart breaking..

I doubt it was stress from being outside. If it was stress, i would not want a chicken who was that stressed it got that ill..I would not want that in my flock. We all want happy healthy chickens and want to weed out the weak.

The three sided building is your coop? I guess i misunderstood. I thought you insulated a building..If you have an open coop you do not need any type of vents at all..they need more protecting from drafts at the bottom. That is too open for chicks. That box will give them draft protection for now. I would put bales of straw all the way around the bottom and make them an alley they can run between this winter. Unless I simply do not see the coop and all I am seeing is the run. (All I see is a partially 3 sided building with an open front with wire) Open coops work well in hot climates.

well.. I was planning to eat the welsummer & marans roos anyway.. they were never going to stay. Only the 2 Wyandotte boys
So for that reason part of me wants to cull him. I read that treatment can take 2 or 3 weeks. That's quite an investment for a bird I'm not keeping...

The coop has 4 walls and is insulated. I didn't take pictures of all 4 sides so I can see how it is really confusing to look at lol. the run itself is made of wire, and because it's winter and rains every day, I have a tarp over the roof of the run. The tarp also extends down one wall. The coop and run are attached, in one picture you can see the door cut-out (it swings open) but it does not have a ramp in front of it so it's easily missed.

here is a bird's eye view, hope it helps

 

[delisha]

Quote: Ok.that explains it..thank you.. I have several windows and at the top a roof vent, but my coops house many birds and are old houses. (I have three old coops). Do you have a door to your coop that you can walk into? I would consider putting in windows at some point. Depending on your climate will depend on size of windows and were to place them if you decide to do that. For now i think your coop will work out great..the baby's will enjoy the sunshine and outdoors..

roof vent
lots of windows


even in breeding pens I have windows










Chickens need sun, fresh air, fresh water, exercise, good housing, and access to nutrition. They need little else and can flourish to be strong and healthy for a very long time. Your coop and run is beautiful!!

 

[Horseshoe]

Delisha,
This is young blrw there legs are yellow but 2 years are older they lighten.
Like me my hair was brown now it is white.