Columbian wyandottes

[sbucciarel]

With the Columbian color, you really want the white area to be pure white.

Cute birds though.

Thanks. I've noticed that in some columbian pics I've been looking at.

 

[Alaskan]

With the Columbian color, you really want the white area to be pure white.

Cute birds though.

Thanks. I've noticed that in some columbian pics I've been looking at.

Yep, I am sure that the color shifts a bit as they age.

Silky chickens, always changing on us!

 

[Rancher3535]

I have a nice trio of SLW I got from J Foley. I just picked up this trio of young Columbian Wyandottes over the weekend. They look pretty nice to me. What do you think? I haven't seen many pics of Columbians for comparison.

Where or who did you get your trio from? I am always curious as to where people get their birds from. The Columbian pattern is hard to get and maintain or at least that is what I have found. I am learning more and more each year about them. I have raised LF Columbians for well over 30 plus years and love them. The bird on the left from what I can see of seems to have the best color of the three. Looking at the tail I would think a pullet. The bird on the right tends to carry a lot of ticking on the back. Usually that comes from an out cross to a silver laced wyandotte. Middle bird looks just like that in the middle. Some ticking on the back. It will be nice and easier to tell more about the birds after they have grown some. I would love to see some pictures when they reach 6 months. That will tell you a lot as far as confirmation, if they have molted out some of the ticking, leg color, width of head, wing color etc. So keep us informed as to how they develop.

 

[sbucciarel]

Where or who did you get your trio from?  I am always curious as to where people get their birds from.  The Columbian pattern is hard to get and maintain or at least that is what I have found.  I am learning more and more each year about them.  I have raised LF Columbians for well over 30 plus years and love them.  The bird on the left from what I can see of seems to have the best color of the three.  Looking at the tail I would think a pullet.  The bird on the right tends to carry a lot of ticking on the back.  Usually that comes from an out cross to a silver laced wyandotte.  Middle bird looks just like that in the middle.  Some ticking on the back.  It will be nice and easier to tell more about the birds after they have grown some.  I would love to see some pictures when they reach 6 months.  That will tell you a lot as far as confirmation, if they have molted out some of the ticking, leg color, width of head, wing color etc.  So keep us informed as to how they develop.

I bought from a local breeder here in VA. I should have asked her where her parent flock came from, as I never buy hatchery birds. I normally get all my parent flocks from the top breeders mentioned on this forum. Example: P Smith and Meredith/Peachick for Ameraucaunas, J Foley for my SLW, etc. So I'm just trying to evaluate how badly I did due to a moment of impulsivity. :/

 

[Rancher3535]

I bought from a local breeder here in VA. I should have asked her where her parent flock came from, as I never buy hatchery birds. I normally get all my parent flocks from the top breeders mentioned on this forum. Example: P Smith and Meredith/Peachick for Ameraucaunas, J Foley for my SLW, etc. So I'm just trying to evaluate how badly I did due to a moment of impulsivity.

OK I was just wondering so many buy from the hatcheries and think they have great birds but really only have birds that have the color pattern but do not fit the APA standards. Like I said earlier it is hard to tell what you have when they are young and also when they are bunched up. Birds never want to pose for you but if you want a little better evaluation of them try to get single pictures of them. LOL I lay on the ground a lot of times when trying to get good pictures so I do not have false angles.

My next question is ... are you wanting to breed them or just have them for layers? There are very few people breeding Standard or Large Fowl Columbian Wyandottes. There are some fairly good Columbian Rocks out there but again hard to find good quality stock.

 

[sbucciarel]

OK I was just wondering so many buy from the hatcheries and think they have great birds but really only have birds that have the color pattern but do not fit the APA standards.  Like I said earlier it is hard to tell what you have when they are young and also when they are bunched up.  Birds never want to pose for you but if you want a little better evaluation of them try to get single pictures of them.  LOL I lay on the ground a lot of times when trying to get good pictures so I do not have false angles. 

My next question is ... are you wanting to breed them or just have them for layers?  There are very few people breeding Standard or Large Fowl Columbian Wyandottes.  There are some fairly good Columbian Rocks out there but again hard to find good quality stock.

There are very few people breeding Standard or Large Fowl Columbian Wyandottes

The above is what I've been reading and I don't think that I really want to put in years of effort to get a flock up to snuff. I'm much more interested in the SLWs that I have. I probably shouldn't have bought them. If they were just for layers, I wouldn't mind that they weren't up to standard, but I already have a nice laying flock. I really love with the Columbian pattern and I love the black/white crispness and contrast (but I also get that from my SLW).

Here's some individual pics. They aren't very cooperative. lol.

 

[Alaskan]

We might just have wait for them to grow up to know for sure how they will turn out.

 

[NanaKat]

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The above is what I've been reading and I don't think that I really want to put in years of effort to get a flock up to snuff. I'm much more interested in the SLWs that I have. I probably shouldn't have bought them. If they were just for layers, I wouldn't mind that they weren't up to standard, but I already have a nice laying flock. I really love with the Columbian pattern and I love the black/white crispness and contrast (but I also get that from my SLW).

Here's some individual pics. They aren't very cooperative. lol.






Nice color up the neck and back of head and head shapes are nice.
Nice crisp edge on the primary wing feathers.
First bird with the white back may be a pullet. Does her fourth toe stay forward?
the second lying down is a cockerel based on the hackle/tail feathering
The last bird not sure on sex yet. The ticking is not bad looking from this angle and may molt out.
I'm assuming the trio is about 8-9 weeks old since the cockerel has no swelling yet in his comb or length in his wattles.

 

[NanaKat]

My pen of Columbian is currently being covered by the son of the sire.


The hen on the left front in both photos has good white color, but her tail is pinched some.
The second hen in the front has some ticking on her back but has a good shape and broad back and head....building the barn first then will be working more on color.
The best hen is the one standing to the left of the cock in both photos.
There are 11 hens in the pen so this is just a shot of a few of them.
Two Blue hens are included as I'm working on a Blue Columbian pen.

 

[sbucciarel]

Nice color up the neck and back of head and head shapes are nice. Nice crisp edge on the primary wing feathers. First bird with the white back may be a pullet. Does her fourth toe stay forward? the second lying down is a cockerel based on the hackle/tail feathering The last bird not sure on sex yet. The ticking is not bad looking from this angle and may molt out. I'm assuming the trio is about 8-9 weeks old since the cockerel has no swelling yet in his comb or length in his wattles.

Thanks for taking the time to critique. Appreciate it. So I think I'll just let them grow a bit and see how they develop. They are pretty young. I'm hoping that the one in the third photo is a pullet. I was told there were two pullets and a cockerel.

My pen of Columbian is currently being covered by the son of the sire. The hen on the left front in both photos has good white color, but her tail is pinched some. The second hen in the front has some ticking on her back but has a good shape and broad back and head....building the barn first then will be working more on color. The best hen is the one standing to the left of the cock in both photos. There are 11 hens in the pen so this is just a shot of a few of them. Two Blue hens are included as I'm working on a Blue Columbian pen.

Nice looking bunch you have there.