- Aug 3, 2009
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I have always wanted to try Silver Laced Wyandottes- with all the different breeds and varieties that I've tried over the years, I had never tried them. So I bought some this spring. First thing I noticed- they were not as hardy/thrifty as the many other breeds I've tried. The only other breed I've had that was less hardy than them were Porcelains, and Porcelains are just little tiny things anyway.
Second thing I noticed was that they were mean. The rooster was very aggressive, and the hens later turned aggressive as well, picking each others heads and attacking me- Not acceptable. I raised them by hand just like all the others, trying to make them into pets. My other chickens- I can walk up to them and pick them up when they are loose, and they never bite me, etc. They like me. Not the Wyandottes.
The meanness was what made me give them away, though they are gorgeous birds, just so pretty- I can't stand mean animals. (I raise American Fighting Game chickens and they are not at all mean, great pets.)
So anyway, I am just wondering if it was just my batch of birds, or is this typical of this breed? They are SO pretty...
Second thing I noticed was that they were mean. The rooster was very aggressive, and the hens later turned aggressive as well, picking each others heads and attacking me- Not acceptable. I raised them by hand just like all the others, trying to make them into pets. My other chickens- I can walk up to them and pick them up when they are loose, and they never bite me, etc. They like me. Not the Wyandottes.
The meanness was what made me give them away, though they are gorgeous birds, just so pretty- I can't stand mean animals. (I raise American Fighting Game chickens and they are not at all mean, great pets.)
So anyway, I am just wondering if it was just my batch of birds, or is this typical of this breed? They are SO pretty...