The Wyandotte Thread

[WyandotteTX]

Very Glad the thread is back open!

I concur with Katy on the use of single comb birds in wyandotte flocks. Dont do it!! All it does is perpetuate more single combs. If you want a healthy Wyandotte flock you breed for vigor and strength. Just like breeders of every breed have done for generations.
A long time breeder of Wyandotte Bantams who I am so glad I was able to meet and learn so much from was a man named James Harris of GA. He was a long time breeder and was a Professor of Agriculture at the University of Georgia so when he talked I listened. James helped me get my start in SP Bantams 15 years ago with a pair of birds. They were exceptional to say the least. He had created that line of SP himself from SP Rocks and his own exceptional line of Partridge Wyandottes. He talked about how he would hatch close to 200 birds each year and the single comb were the first to go as soon as he could tell thats what they were. Of those 200 hatched he would cull so hard down to only two pair of the best chicks to breed from the next year. To me he was the epitome of a true fancier and breeder. He had the knowledge of a lifetime of purebred poultry and was more than willing to share.
Sorry for the rambling, nothing like a feel good story from the past to bring the Wyandotte thread back to life.

 

[WyandotteTX]

Also, just to update on my SP Bantam progress. I have about 5 decent young pullets and two decent cock birds to work with currently. I also have some very good quality Partridge bantams that I will be infusing into my SP line to help with type and pencilling. A work in progress but it will get there.

PS -- Katy good to see you on here again. Mrs Turbo, good luck at Ohio this weekend!!
I havent had much time to devote to chickens lately with football season still going on here. Had a perfect regular season of 10-0, first time in 14 years of coaching. Now on to the playoffs to make some noise...

 

[kathyinmo]

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Rick Hare

 

[Soaring Chicks]

no problem! They are only just turning 3months old and just starting to show signs of saddle feathers. So I have a while before I have to move out the ones that need to go.
I did not get the useing of a single comb for a rosecomb breed, that is why I wanted to ask and make sure before I make my picks and such. Thanks to everyone that has replyed already.

 

[Katy]

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Thanks......one of my old eyeballs decided to act up on me for awhile.

Congrats on the season....hope the rest of your season goes well.

 

[BooBear]

Yippee!!!

Cool!!

I am soo happy this thread is back!!!

HOWDY ALL AND HAPPY WYANDOTTING !!

 

[JanieMarie]

Ramble on anytime wyandotteTX Great story! Just want to say definitely no to single combs. I too kept a hen back with a single comb after hearing that it helped with fertility. It's not worth it. Plus my order way back when from Pauls had many single combs in it. So many that I even have a credit coming that I still need to collect on come to think of it! I got some beautiful rose combed blrws out of these but I believe they must carry the single comb gene because its still popping up. And now I have to call it a day because tomorrow I leave for the Ohio Nationals!! It'll be a 16 hr drive from where I live in MN but I'm thinkin it's going to be well worth it! So excited!!

 

[ultasol]

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I really like your hen and pullet....nice type, and the heads on them look like wyandotte heads..no crow heads there.

I cant tell much about the young birds, can you kick those ugly silkies out of the way next time you take their picture?

My 5 Yr. old daughter Brianna took her young Silkie pullet that she raised to the Green River Poultry Show last month and won Grand Champ of the Jr. Show (this was her 3rd show ever), we have a 13 year old boy named Nathan who has been showing call ducks and wyandottes for about 5 years in Jrs and has never won Grand Champ. OMG he was going banannas on the way home..especially when we had to stop at Walmart on the way home so Brianna could buy a Barbie the Veterinarian doll with her win money....boy was he mad.

Jerry

I know I know, "Get some real birds." I do well with the silkies, we're both fuzz heads therefore understand each other.

If I could get a sunny weekend when I wasn't at a show, I would love get more pictures. I'm hoping this weekend will be the one!

 

[ultasol]

Good luck to all who have upcoming shows.

It is a pity that two exhibitors could not put aside personal beefs in order to share their wealth of knowledge on this thread. It appears all of Mr. Pauls posts, even those that were quite educational, were deleted. I hoped that there might be some better middle ground.

Good luck with this thread.

Edited to add two words I left out.....

 

[colby318]

Good luck to everyone going to the Columbus show! I can't wait to hang with you all next year! And I want to thank the Turbos in advance for contacting Duane Urch for my gold laced (AND carting them back home).
Colby