The Wyandotte Thread

[Donna Bass]

We have 2 girls! they are the only ones that payed attention to our 8 and 9 week old babies we took outside for the 1st time. they were in a dog crate so they hen couldn't get to them, only see them. the Wyandotte just went around and around the crate, one of the hen tried to peck the babies and got a few (not bad) some of the babies pecked back lol. We have some sexlinks and 2 EE and one leghorn that didnt care at all about the babies, So whats up with the Wyandottes?

 

[austinbndr28]

We have 2 girls! they are the only ones that payed attention to our 8 and 9 week old babies we took outside for the 1st time. they were in a dog crate so they hen couldn't get to them, only see them. the Wyandotte just went around and around the crate, one of the hen tried to peck the babies and got a few (not bad) some of the babies pecked back lol. We have some sexlinks and 2 EE and one leghorn that didnt care at all about the babies, So whats up with the Wyandottes?

Every bird is different not all wyandottes are like that they are just settling the pecking order i guess.

 

[wyandodo]

Cockerel 1




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Cockerel 3




Cockerel 4




Cockerel 5




Cockerel 6




Hen 1




Hen 2



Hen 3




Hen 4

 

[wyandodo]

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[Junibutt]

We have 2 girls! they are the only ones that payed attention to our 8 and 9 week old babies we took outside for the 1st time. they were in a dog crate so they hen couldn't get to them, only see them. the Wyandotte just went around and around the crate, one of the hen tried to peck the babies and got a few (not bad) some of the babies pecked back lol. We have some sexlinks and 2 EE and one leghorn that didnt care at all about the babies, So whats up with the Wyandottes?

Although I agree that every bird is different, however I had a terrible experience with 2 of the Wyandottes (1SLW and 1GLW) myself. When I got them, they were 13 weeks old and were very skittish. It took me 3 months to integrate them with my existing birds who were 22 weeks at that point. They would just run around and create a ruckus at the slightest movement of another bird towards them (even without being pecked), so that would disturb my elder flock who would then go after them. Thank god it got cold and what I could accomplish in 3 months, the weather made them sleep with the elder birds. Just to make a point, I had also gotten an Australorp with them, that was from the same flock they were and she was fine within 4 weeks.

Now comes the other end of the stick. Once they integrated, 4 months later, I introduced 2 new birds, a RIR and a Leghorn mix. After the initial confrontations, the RIR won over the Wyandottes and they never bothered her again but the Leghorn mix lost. Since that point they made her life miserable. She was chased in the coop to the run to the other coop and even free-ranging. I would let everyone free range but the Leghorn would stay inside because of fear. The SLW made it the purpose of her life to go back into the coop and chase her out. Would not let her lay eggs in piece either. After 5 months of this behavior, I just gave up and dropped them off at a feed store. I only got them because I heard they frequently go broody and also because they are pretty but they did not go broody & compared to my red stars who laid an egg every day, they only laid 5 a week. Next time I will only get Wyandottes as baby chicks, hopefully frequent handling as babies will change their innate behavior somewhat.

 

[DMRippy]

(BAD AUDIO)

You just love teasing us with all the great colors you have.......

 

[PBGGG]

Hello everyone!

Today I got my first two outdoor chickens, Speckles and Blu. Speckles is the Silver Laced Wyandotte, and Blu is the Rhode Island Red.

 

[austinbndr28]

Although I agree that every bird is different, however I had a terrible experience with 2 of the Wyandottes (1SLW and 1GLW) myself. When I got them, they were 13 weeks old and were very skittish. It took me 3 months to integrate them with my existing birds who were 22 weeks at that point. They would just run around and create a ruckus at the slightest movement of another bird towards them (even without being pecked), so that would disturb my elder flock who would then go after them. Thank god it got cold and what I could accomplish in 3 months, the weather made them sleep with the elder birds. Just to make a point, I had also gotten an Australorp with them, that was from the same flock they were and she was fine within 4 weeks.

Now comes the other end of the stick. Once they integrated, 4 months later, I introduced 2 new birds, a RIR and a Leghorn mix. After the initial confrontations, the RIR won over the Wyandottes and they never bothered her again but the Leghorn mix lost. Since that point they made her life miserable. She was chased in the coop to the run to the other coop and even free-ranging. I would let everyone free range but the Leghorn would stay inside because of fear. The SLW made it the purpose of her life to go back into the coop and chase her out. Would not let her lay eggs in piece either. After 5 months of this behavior, I just gave up and dropped them off at a feed store. I only got them because I heard they frequently go broody and also because they are pretty but they did not go broody & compared to my red stars who laid an egg every day, they only laid 5 a week. Next time I will only get Wyandottes as baby chicks, hopefully frequent handling as babies will change their innate behavior somewhat.

Handling from chicks will make a difference my wyandottes were nice to other hens and extremely broody and i usually only got about 5 eggs a week too.

 

[hurricane]

momma taken the chicks out for the first time.

 

[Fancychooklady]

momma taken the chicks out for the first time.

And my isn't she just the proudest lookin momma?