Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

[Farmer Viola]

I am delighted that you care about the breed and want to seriously do it the correct way..good poultry stewardship starts right at the beginning..good for you!!
The SOP stands for..:Standard of Perfection ..it covers all domestic poultry accepted to the APA.
The ABA is Bantams.

Standard Of Perfection can be purchased right at the APA store (American Poultry Association).
Please join the APA and use the resources available for members after joining. They have a ton of information, classes, and knowledge. Going to APA and ABA supported shows can give you a ton of fun, education, and good friends!! Breeders and people who show poultry share so much knowledge..they are a remarkable group of people.
http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/store.htm

Thank you SO much for the photos and all the information, that helps me so much! I can see how her comb is inverted now, and it gives me hope because I was looking at the flatness of her comb as an indication of what a pullet 'should' look like. It gives me hope that little Orange and Purple might not be male? since they're not pink yet.. but then again, their combs are pretty thick & tall. Only time will tell I guess! Standard of Perfection... d'oh! makes sense now

 

[Sclark73]

Latest update picture of my BLR. Her name is Athena as she's the daughter of Zues and Hera(naming all my blr after greek myth, kids help as we're studying it for our homeschooling) Not the best photo as she didn't want to sit too still and you can see some of her wing feathers are falling out.


So far in telling sex with all my dottes, if they started growing a tail after just a few days they've been pullets. I'm not sure if this is coincidental or it happens for others? Out of the 4 in the house 3 are pullets and 1 cockerel and his tail is still tiny while the pullets tails are full.

 

[Krazzy]

i have 17 hatchery BLRW. i would like to keep a rooster around for chicks in the spring. i know my birds are not show quality, but i would like to try and keep them as close to the standard as possible. witch cockerel do you think has better potential. i have 6 cockerels total, and the 2 i have pictured here are the best i have as far as i can tell. let me know what you think.

the 1st 3 pictures are of "mr black"




the next 3 pictures is of "mr green"

 

[PeakyBeaky]

i have 17 hatchery BLRW. i would like to keep a rooster around for chicks in the spring. i know my birds are not show quality, but i would like to try and keep them as close to the standard as possible. witch cockerel do you think has better potential. i have 6 cockerels total, and the 2 i have pictured here are the best i have as far as i can tell. let me know what you think.

the 1st 3 pictures are of "mr black"




the next 3 pictures is of "mr green"

 

[Our Roost]

Not really much up on the wyandotte roos persay. Coloration wise and body structure wise, I would say Mr. Black wins out. Hatchery stock carries all the right traits and genetics, you just have to filter out the good from the bad when restocking your coop flock. Good pet quality birds dont have to be perfect to win shows in your heart! Read up on "Standards of practice" on these birds and gather information on what to look for characteristically and appearance wise on this breed. It may give you some pointers on breeding.

 

[PeakyBeaky]

Green also has darker hackles-that is what you want. If you read up on breeding BLR-(Foley has a good article) that might help you.

 

[3BirdGirlz]

I like Mr green

 

[DMRippy]

Green also has darker hackles-that is what you want. If you read up on breeding BLR-(Foley has a good article) that might help you.

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[Krazzy]

thanks for the input everyone =)

 

[delisha]

Not really much up on the wyandotte roos persay. Coloration wise and body structure wise, I would say Mr. Black wins out. Hatchery stock carries all the right traits and genetics, you just have to filter out the good from the bad when restocking your coop flock. Good pet quality birds dont have to be perfect to win shows in your heart! Read up on "Standards of practice" on these birds and gather information on what to look for characteristically and appearance wise on this breed. It may give you some pointers on breeding.

Could you give me a link to the *Standards of practice* for this breed? I do not think I have read those or even heard of them.

This is just my opinion and I hope to share information only:

Pet quality birds should not be bred at all..they are just that..pets.

I disagree that hatchery stock carries all the right traits and genetics. Not even close. Breeding pet quality together will give you only pet quality and will take hundreds of extra dollars in feed yearly and you will never come close to what a breeder quality could be. When you bred what you see you emphasize what you see. If you have no chest, incorrect back, incorrect comb, bad color legs, bad lacing, bad color..you cant breed that in no matter how hard you try. Breeding no chest to no chest gives you all no chest birds. The chest will get smaller and smaller with each breeding. Breeding a buff laced bird to a buff laced bird will not get you red..ever.

There is nothing wrong with hatchery quality birds..they can be less expensive to purchase..they lay eggs and are adorable.

Recommending breeding a non breeder quality animal is not good animal husbandry practice in any animal. If someone posted a picture of a batch of puppies that were supposed to be Cocker Spaniels..they kind of look like cockers..have some of the color..are as cute as can be...they had some of the hair like cockers have..but they had the body of a golden retriever and the head of a schnauzers... no matter how they bred them..they are never going to bred cocker spaniels. I would never tell them to bred them if they really wanted to bred cockers.

Wyandottes have a *type* for a reason. The *type* is for health of the bird reasons. The inside of a chicken is made a specific way to fit that type of bird. Each breed of chicken is made different structurally for a reason. Reinventing the structure of the Wyandotte by breeding indiscriminately and calling it a Wyandotte is simply wrong. If it does not have a Wyandotte *Type* it is NOT a Wyandotte. Just like if you bred those puppies above..they are not cockers.

Again this is just my opinion..it is a small view of the years of work people have gone into breeding chickens and creating different breeds..for a reason.