SL Wyandottes?

[davemonkey]

Just want to confirm these are wyandottes. They don't have the uniformity of pattern that many pictures show...which doesn't really matter to me...I just want to know what I've got.



They were purchased specifically so I could have a couple broody-prone hens later on.

 

[Wyandottes7]

Yes, those are Silver-Laced Wyandottes. The reason why they are not perfectly laced is probably that they are hatchery stock, not show-quality birds. Hatcheries breed for quantity, not quality, in general. Your birds will likely develop more lacing as they get older, but will not be perfectly laced like show-quality Silver-Laced Wyandottes.

 

[davemonkey]

Hi. I just wanted to update and show what one of the girls grew up to look like. (One of them, the darker one on the right in the picture above, took a trip on the wrong side of the fence and my dog killed and ate her.

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Here is the girl on the left at 26 weeks old. (They were 12weeks in the initial photo.)