Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

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This is my first batch of chickens. Got two Silkies, one LF RIR and one BLR Wyandotte bantam. Long story short my BLR has gone obnoxious and been separated this past month. She/he is a BULLY from all get out! But when separate is wonderful, sweet, sits in my lap for 45+ mins. Eats out of my hand. Sings to us. Is gorgeous and wonderful! Just don't grab, hold or touch it's back feathers or wings or it freaks! Is this a bad gene? Should we rid this bird? Would she be happier somewhere else? She doesn't like being alone and tries so hard to get to others but once there is very flighty and challenges everyone including us and plucks feathers, pounces on heads, and is just plain rotten!!! She/he is one of my babies and I would like to keep it but I don't know what to do? Please Help!
 
Farmer Viola said:
Quote: with Wyandottes..you should be able to stick your hand with fingers slightly spread under a male and not touch the legs..with fingers closed on a female. They are wide birds and the bone structure of a Wyandotte make them that wide. if they are not wide the bones are off and it throws the whole bird off. If the shoulders are not flat it brings the wings down and the shoulders roll and lift. That also throws off the whole balance of the bird. It forces intestines in different areas in the body and organs need to shift to accommodate a different proportioned body that was intended by the Wyandotte breed. Wyandottes are round.

I have several young birds and i should do some evaluations by pictures on young birds..what to look for etc..my problem is..I can't take pictures..I simply sucks at it. The bird could stand still for 5 minutes and its a blurry mess. I just do not have that skill.
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Soltaria said:
I've already asked tons so if we're not supposed to I think I would have gotten in trouble by now :p
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ask lots and lots of questions you guys!!
I love talking about BLRW and the more people asking and answering, the better!


newtoallthis said:


This is my first batch of chickens. Got two Silkies, one LF RIR and one BLR Wyandotte bantam. Long story short my BLR has gone obnoxious and been separated this past month. She/he is a BULLY from all get out! But when separate is wonderful, sweet, sits in my lap for 45+ mins. Eats out of my hand. Sings to us. Is gorgeous and wonderful! Just don't grab, hold or touch it's back feathers or wings or it freaks! Is this a bad gene? Should we rid this bird? Would she be happier somewhere else? She doesn't like being alone and tries so hard to get to others but once there is very flighty and challenges everyone including us and plucks feathers, pounces on heads, and is just plain rotten!!! She/he is one of my babies and I would like to keep it but I don't know what to do? Please Help!
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well since she has been separated, there is going to be a transition period where some violence takes place. this is a normal part of chicken life, something she will have to go through in your flock or in any flock she joins. she will probably also get pecked eventually, too. however, I would NEVER allow her to treat me, the human, that way. if any one shows aggression towards me, they are chicken dominated immediately. I am the alpha of that flock!


delisha said:
with Wyandottes..you should be able to stick your hand with fingers slightly spread under a male and not touch the legs..with fingers closed on a female. They are wide birds and the bone structure of a Wyandotte make them that wide. if they are not wide the bones are off and it throws the whole bird off. If the shoulders are not flat it brings the wings down and the shoulders roll and lift. That also throws off the whole balance of the bird. It forces intestines in different areas in the body and organs need to shift to accommodate a different proportioned body that was intended by the Wyandotte breed. Wyandottes are round.

I have several young birds and i should do some evaluations by pictures on young birds..what to look for etc..my problem is..I can't take pictures..I simply sucks at it. The bird could stand still for 5 minutes and its a blurry mess. I just do not have that skill.
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thanks, I am learning so much. the way you describe the bone structure of the shoulders and wings makes a lot of sense too. this is going to give me a lot to look for when I'm out staring at my chickens.
I would love to see your evaluations of young birds, it is pretty hard to imagine what X trait will grow out into. you have probably seen it so many times that you know by now. one of the things I notice in the chicks I am growing out now, their legs are quite far apart, even when they were 1 week old they just looked.. different. I can't wait for them to grow up!
 

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