The Wyandotte Thread

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Show quality and productive can be really hard to find in the same bird.

That's what I was afraid of, LOL! However, if I could find a nice roo to breed to my productive hens, that would work.

Kathleen

 

[heritagehabitatfarms]

how have i missed this tell now??? i have a few hatchery SLW pullets right now... but i wanna get some more come spring BLRW, SLW, blacks... ive never seen dun laced before are they only in the bantams no LF??? also do they breed true??? or are they like the chocolate color??? (50% chocolate, 25% black and 25% dun???)

 

[Brody's Broodello]

Ok I can't help myself, here are some more pictures.
Last year at the York show the great folks from MyPetChicken were there taking photos. They were nice enough to take a few of Brody's MultiChampion Bantam hen Bisquit.
She was supposed to be retired at the end of last year...but she looked so good, we said one more time. So off she went to the shows in 09. She has won tons of BOB, BV, & CH RCCL. So after the last show in Nov we have officially retired her (again) at 3 yrs old. She is the one who really started the big winnings for us in wyandottes, so she is very special around here.
The weather was crazy this fall, and she began her molt in early Dec. Last week we had 21 inches of snow & really cold nights. Sat afternoon, I found her laying in her cage, eyes closed,& very cold. We rushed her into the house, started the Hair dryer,warm sugar water and poultry boost. She was barely alive. So after wrapping her in a towel & holding her half the night, we put her,still wrapped, in the warm bathroom ( where all the brooders are) and prayed. The next morning we found her happily visiting the chicks. Needless to say we now have a spoiled little hen living in the sunroom. She watches TV, eats pizza & plays XBOX. She will jump up & perch on the side of the tote & talk to you, that is how I know she is hungry. So once she is feed & watered she happily snuggles down in her 6 inches of shavings for the night. She really is our Favorite Wyandotte!

my fav photo

 

[Katy]

Brody's Broodello :

Ok I can't help myself, here are some more pictures.
Last year at the York show the great folks from MyPetChicken were there taking photos. They were nice enough to take a few of Brody's MultiChampion Bantam hen Bisquit.
She was supposed to be retired at the end of last year...but she looked so good, we said one more time. So off she went to the shows in 09. She has won tons of BOB, BV, & CH RCCL. So after the last show in Nov we have officially retired her (again) at 3 yrs old. She is the one who really started the big winnings for us in wyandottes, so she is very special around here.
The weather was crazy this fall, and she began her molt in early Dec. Last week we had 21 inches of snow & really cold nights. Sat afternoon, I found her laying in her cage, eyes closed,& very cold. We rushed her into the house, started the Hair dryer,warm sugar water and poultry boost. She was barely alive. So after wrapping her in a towel & holding her half the night, we put her,still wrapped, in the warm bathroom ( where all the brooders are) and prayed. The next morning we found her happily visiting the chicks. Needless to say we now have a spoiled little hen living in the sunroom. She watches TV, eats pizza & plays XBOX. She will jump up & perch on the side of the tote & talk to you, that is how I know she is hungry. So once she is feed & watered she happily snuggles down in her 6 inches of shavings for the night. She really is our Favorite Wyandotte!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20866_bisquit-1.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20866_bisquit-2.jpg

my fav photo
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20866_bisquit-3.jpg

Very pretty girl. I'm glad you saved her.​

 

[hcammack]

Brody's Broodello :

Ok I can't help myself, here are some more pictures.
Last year at the York show the great folks from MyPetChicken were there taking photos. They were nice enough to take a few of Brody's MultiChampion Bantam hen Bisquit.
She was supposed to be retired at the end of last year...but she looked so good, we said one more time. So off she went to the shows in 09. She has won tons of BOB, BV, & CH RCCL. So after the last show in Nov we have officially retired her (again) at 3 yrs old. She is the one who really started the big winnings for us in wyandottes, so she is very special around here.
The weather was crazy this fall, and she began her molt in early Dec. Last week we had 21 inches of snow & really cold nights. Sat afternoon, I found her laying in her cage, eyes closed,& very cold. We rushed her into the house, started the Hair dryer,warm sugar water and poultry boost. She was barely alive. So after wrapping her in a towel & holding her half the night, we put her,still wrapped, in the warm bathroom ( where all the brooders are) and prayed. The next morning we found her happily visiting the chicks. Needless to say we now have a spoiled little hen living in the sunroom. She watches TV, eats pizza & plays XBOX. She will jump up & perch on the side of the tote & talk to you, that is how I know she is hungry. So once she is feed & watered she happily snuggles down in her 6 inches of shavings for the night. She really is our Favorite Wyandotte!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20866_bisquit-1.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20866_bisquit-2.jpg

my fav photo
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20866_bisquit-3.jpg

Oh my god she is amazing​

 

[ultasol]

Nice comb on that hen,. Brody!

(not to mention her other wonderful attributes, but the comb is exactly what I imagined to be near ideal when I read the standard).....

 

[Bantimna]

I would like to ask would Wyandottes get on with Orps and BR's?
How is their broodiness?
Heat and cold tolerance?
Temperament?

 

[Katy]

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Mine go broody pretty frequently.

Very cold tolerant.....I live in Kansas and we get hot (high 90s-low 100s) and humid in the summer. As long as they've got shade and water mine have done fine.

Very calm and friendly.

My breeds are penned seperate, but when they're young and together in the grow out pens they've always gotten along fine with my other breeds.

 

[kawonu]

Here is my son's Columbian bantam pullet that he won Open Show reserve grand champion.

 

[kawonu]

Here is a recently hatched buff on our toy poodle.