Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

[hickchick02]

I'm afraid I already know the answer but do the last 2 blrws have inverted combs? What about the first 1? It isn't inverted I don't think but is it acceptable? I really don't want to cull more birds from my small flock but don't want to breed birds with such obvious faults even though they are very nice otherwise. I have already culled a hen with incomplete lacing & 3 roosters with light hackles from my young flock of 13.

Its a little hard to tell from the pic but the little spike on the hens comb is coming from a little indention that just looks kinda like a shadow in the pic.

 

[ki4got]

here are some pics of my own guys... both good and bad... I don't have much issue with the large leaders, what we have going on is what I think they call a 'thumbprint' where the center of the comb looks pushed in.

smee's comb is probably the best, even if it's not perfect... it follows the contour of his head nicely, and the pic below shows it from the front, showing the small bumps that are desirable. not sure about his wattles tho, they seem to have some curve to them and don't hang straight.



Big'un, my main roo when he was under a year old... (the white was where he zigged and the bird above him zagged, and he got nailed. LOL)
if you look at the pic closer, his comb has a definite indentation in the center. as he's aged it's just gotten deeper as the comb grows around the edges but not in the center.

Lacy as a pullet nearing POL... I think her comb is pretty good too.


This comb isn't as bad as his sire's, but you can see a small indentation in the center and has gotten larger as he's matured more..


the same with this boy's comb (same sire) but his comb is closer to what is desirable.
he's much younger in this pic than the brother above, but all my current pics of him don't show any comb at all. LOL

 

[Countrypunk92]

I see a lot of males with the indentation in the comb.

 

[Farmer Viola]

So an inverted comb is where the leader dips into the skull. Or appears Leader-less (does not grow backward over the head).

An indentation or "thumbprint" is a definite indentation in the center of the comb, where the edges grow up but the center creates a valley. It should be flat, no valley.

Both are DQs. Do I understand correctly?

 

[Countrypunk92]

No, I think they are just faults, DQ is a foreign comb to the breed, ( Single comb or any other then ROSE)

 

[Farmer Viola]

Oh, okay. I am almost positive that inverted comb is DQ (Delisha told me, cause I have a chick with one) but the "thumbprint" may not be...? Seems like the thumbprint look is way more common also.

 

[DMRippy]

Oh, okay. I am almost positive that inverted comb is DQ (Delisha told me, cause I have a chick with one) but the "thumbprint" may not be...? Seems like the thumbprint look is way more common also.

I will double check but I think they are DQ's Like sprigs are in straight combs. Combs are something I need to work on but several breeders have odd combs..... probably why they were sold.

 

[delisha]

Oh, okay. I am almost positive that inverted comb is DQ (Delisha told me, cause I have a chick with one) but the "thumbprint" may not be...? Seems like the thumbprint look is way more common also.

You guys are getting so good..

I get so excited when people show a genuine interest in the breed and what not to breed..It makes my heart sing..

leaders that grow where they are not supposed to grow is a DQ.(Side sprigs) Inverted leader is a DQ.(rear leader inverted) Incorrect comb is a DQ.(single) The rest are points off and not a huge amount of points off. A comb is only 5 pts.

 

[ki4got]

Oh, okay. I am almost positive that inverted comb is DQ (Delisha told me, cause I have a chick with one) but the "thumbprint" may not be...? Seems like the thumbprint look is way more common also.

yeah I took shim to the show, he's got a little bit of one, and I saw dottes there all over the place with comb types (all rose of course) and some way worse combs than I've seen on the roos here lately. I don't remember seeing any dq's. the bantams had several because of feather stubs but the combs were nicer in general I think...

 

[ki4got]

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I don't have any dq combs, just points... those can be worked with, but I will admit the thumb print thing seems to be genetic but since the cockerels aren't as bad as the sire on the whole, it can be fixed IMO.

if you look at the SOP, take each point in the order they're listed, and that is also the order of importance... size and type first, then the smaller things come along later. feet (issue in dorkings where 5 toes are a must), combs