The Wyandotte Thread

[Penny Hen]

Update: A good one!

The white Wyandotte rooster we had with the fly strike. He has healed up 100%. From an area that was larger than my hand-open to his breast meat, now totally healed. He is also getting feather back. The only fault he has now is when he healed up, he has some scar tissue that grew that now makes him hop, instead of walk. But he's alive, health and doing great. (the picture is before the injury).

Try rubbing some emu oil into the scar tissue. It is fabulous for loosening up and making scars flatten and minimize. On horses, cattle and dogs the hair will even come back in colored instead of white.

 

[goats rule 101]

These are my golden lace chicks!!!!! I don't have any full grown ones yet, these are my very first other then ducks!!!

 

[Scott H]

Pardon my ignorance but what is "fly strike."?

 

[NanaKat]

Pardon my ignorance but what is "fly strike."?

That's the first time I've heard that also. I don't think PeakyBeaky ever told us what had caused the injury before now. I'd like to know also.

 

[PeakyBeaky]

That's the first time I've heard that also. I don't think PeakyBeaky ever told us what had caused the injury before now. I'd like to know also.

 

[LittleMissPurdy]

PeakyBeaky, so glad to hear your guy has pulled through!...Just googled "fly-strike", what a horrendous thing to go through...I hope I never see anything like that in person! ..Again, so wonderful he made it!

 

[Scott H]

I was hoping that wasn't it. What kind of fly does this? And BTW that roo is very nice.

 

[Scott H]

It's so dark and rainy here today our Pullet-Shut door closed at 5:30! And no, our girls were not in the coop. Renegades! So I opened the door for them. Still hanging out outside. Very hearty breed indeed. ....

 

[teresa42299]

The ones in the background are Large Fowl Buff Orpingtons. Here is one of them with my son. My daughter is holding a Buff Orpington Bantam. We are considering adding some large Buff Wyandottes this fall.

wow that's a big chicken.

 

[NanaKat]

Dracoe has posted some sketches of the ideal Comb... really nice sketches too.

I have nice type and color in the Columbian pens. And have made progress in the Blue Columbian and the Birchen pens.

Here are some photos for comparison from my flock both good and bad combs. I'm culling the bad combs by the way.

The first is a Birchen Wyandotte project bird. Several views of his comb which has nice size, and texture. His wattles also have the fine grained texture. The tip of the comb could lay closer to the contour of his head, but otherwise it is a nice comb. Even though he has three white feathers in his tail, he will cover a test pen of three nicely marked Birchen hens in the Spring.

He is standing with his rear against the fence so it has thrown off his stance.


A Columbian Wyandotte 8 month old cockerel in the keeper pen has a nice small finely textured comb and wattles. He is on the watch list to see if he develops the wide chest I want for a breeder. The point fits the curve of his head and has a nice tip.







These three are young cockerels about 6 months of age. The one the left front has a small comb while the cockerel behind has a fleshy comb that is smooth textured. I suspect it will get too large by 8 months. The one on the right has a fork in the tip with three spikes.
Wattles are too small on the two in front at this point. The two on the left will be watched for the next two months to see if the type fills out and if the color improves. The one on the right goes in the freezer soon.


Now for some really BAD substandard combs:
This Columbian Wyandotte has really nice type and color but his comb is lacking due to the sprigs on the side of the tip. The texture in the front of the comb is nice, but as the comb follows the contour of his head, it becomes more bumpy. The wattles have nice texture, but have too many folds for my taste.






And this Birchen cockerel has way too many dimples and flesh. He also has nice type and color. The tip of the comb has notches on the tip that are not acceptable.






Chicks at 8 weeks will begin to show the contour in their combs..especially in the tips of the combs. I will take some photos of some 12 - 16 week olds that exhibit good and bad combs tomorrow.