The Wyandotte Thread

[Chickenhill]

Chickenhill,
It was unfortunate to lose those birds but as you mentioned if you havent had something catastrophic happen with your birds you just havent been raising them long enough haha. Stuff happens and you move on the best you can.
I kind of agree with you on the GL LF, we have dedicated breeders working diligently with most all of the other LF varieties but not alot of focus spent on the GL. Undoubtedly it would be because they would take at least 5 years work with outcrosses to SL to improve the size and type dramatically. Maybe they will strike someones fancy.....
As for the differences in the male and females lines of SP, I will try and explain it the best I can.

Male Line

• Females should be dark in overall look. Their neck feathers should be more towards the shade of grey, rather than white. Also, when it comes to the pencilling in their tails it should be more indistinct instead of the sharp contrast of the triple lacing.
• Males should have a breast that is solid black. Saddle and neck feather color should be normal and be very typey almost to the point of being too large.
• Selecting proper females is the key to producing exhibition quality males.

Female Line

• Females need to be brightly colored with particular clarity near the neck, also with distinct pencilling of light color on their backs to tail.
• Males are the key, they must be brightly colored also with white ticking in their solid black breast feathers.
• Selecting proper males is the key to producing exhibition quality females.

Hope this makes sense and is not just stating the obvious.
John

Thanks John,
So female line in males there should be in the thigh and fluff as well as the breast some frosting and ticking? The wing bow should be more white/silver? I would assume a barring in the hackle, saddle and flights should be watched for and weeded out and you are looking to kept the cockerels that show wing penciling in their chick feathers? I find stuff forgotten or overlooked in the basics happens, repitition is key. Thanks for hanging in there with me on this!

 

[Chickenhill]

Hard to tell honestly from the photos without looking at them up close. My first impression is they would be a male line. Mainly because of the dark overall color of all of the birds. Would have to inspect the females to see how well their pencilling is to be for sure.

Here is an example of what a female line looks like. See how brightly colored her neck is and there is less of an overcast of grey all over? This is a bird from England so dont get too excited everybody, haha!
John

Whoa, mine have a ways to go. Have to pin this pic on the wall!

 

[Countrypunk92]

Yeah They are way darker then that. And pencilling isnt as uniform as that.
they are dark towards the tail.

The male has light grey neck, white wings, and saddles. with little speckling on lower chest,
and of course the female are brassy.

I will try to get better pics of them tomorrow.

 

[Chickenhill]

ki4got posted a link in the BLR thread for a Cochins breeder directory. The idea is awesome. It's great to know who is breeding what colors and if they offer eggs, chicks, or both.

I started a thread called the Wyandotte breeders directory. You can post all the varieties of Wyandotte you breed that you will have available in 2013. Hope you all join in!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/722437/2013-wyandotte-breeders-list-directory

Those of you that have posted what you have available are added. Changed the look a bit. check it out.

 

[dracoe19]

I know this isn't a wyandotte but I thought maybe everyone could possibly help or share with other to help find her...

Today I went to pick up my birds from the Ohio National and my Black Orpington hen was gone.... I arrived later because I had to drive 2.5 hours and when I got there no one could tell me where she was and pretty much everyone was gone. I was thankfully able to find my other chickens but I am still upset that my hen is gone. I reported it to the managers there but all they are going to do is wait for a phone call from someone. She was either mistakenly taken because birds were being put in boxes and crates with out telling people or someone purposely took her (which I pray didn't happen). I hatched her myself and she is one of my favorite and best hens in my flock. Please if any body knows any information please contact me. I just want her to get home safely I am so worried !

Description---

She is a large Black Orpington hen. 1.5 years. face black. Comb black in the front then red going to the back. Has an "S" shape to her comb. Has a silver leg band on her left leg for getting a Pollurom test in VA. Has VA then numbers (will get exact numbers soon).

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

Blue


Splash (typically almost white laced)

thats what I thought, I have a splash hen(gorgeous), one blrw roo(very deep dark colors and 2 lighter laced roos also.

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

also splash will have different shades of blue or black in the tail, neck or wing area.
I have seen some darkish splash, but with black tail feathers.
Also the blue in the pic is dark, there is different shades and still be blue if it is even color.
And Donna, WOW. He is gorgous

so can a hen be light blue like the 1 in the pic and still be blrw or does that mean splash.

 

[DMRippy]

My pullet above is white so she is a Splash Laced Red Wyandotte. A light blue would still show blue a splash can be white or white with some darker feathers.... thus the term SPLASH for the splash of color I guess.

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

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those Birchens! What a beautiful project! Nice job.

love them, wow

 

[flaming007]

they look good!