Suppose to have pure Gold Lace Wyandotte, one doesn't have rose comb?

[lovemychix]

I've noticed that my combs on my babes are different. Some are bigger than the others, but they are still young.

 

[NYREDS]

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Actually they would be disqualified in any show they were placed in if they were entered as Wyandottes. The rose comb is a defining breed characteristic of the Wyandotte chicken. "Character" & ease of handling are not factors considered in the judging process.

 

[halo]

I would think anyone considering trying to produce gold laced orpingtons would love to get a hold of a single combed gold laced wyandotte.

 

[Pumpkinpup]

I have a beautiful flock of BLRW's that are from the Lowell Barber line. I have a roo and a hen both in that flock with single combs. I keep them because they are an asset to my fertility %. It's not a bad thing, you just can't show that particular bird.

 

[NYREDS]

I only had one experience with crossing a single comb with a rose comb.
A few years back it was very hard to find Rose Combed Rhode Island Red Bantams. I found a pretty nice female for sale at a show, bought her & crossed her with one of my Single Combed males. I gat a mix of SC & RC chicks. Kept the RC chicks & started a breeding program.
Long story short it took me 5 generations before I started to get a reasonable percentage of even acceptable Rose Combs.
IMO-if you're having fertility problems with a strain of Wyandottes you'd be much better off with an outcross to another Wyandotte strain than with breeding to a Single Combed Sport.

 

[camardagardens]

Here are my 5 week olds-happy to have them unsure of the combs, one looks to be blackish is this a baby thing? will it change? I know I know one is a roo

 

[LEEHAHA]

I Have 3 Golden Lace Whys And 2 Look Alike But One Not So Much And They R 9 Weeks...and The One Has No Comb....any Ideas??peace

 

[WalkerH]

Yeah of the twenty five or so GLW I had one ended up having a single comb, and she does lay the most eggs. Her, Kevin, and LL Cool J, all seem to be in a race to lay the most eggs, and yes those girls have boy names. Although I am not thinking about entering them in any shows anytime soon, so I suppose it doesn't matter much.