The Wyandotte Thread

[Krazzy]

my main goal is to have meat, eggs, and to help preserve a breed. and it sounds like i need better stock to preserve the breed. thanks for the info and your opinion.

 

[One Chick Two]

Thanks so much for you thoughts, delisha.

I'm just trying to determine some deciding factors in what breed(s) that we should better understand before making definite choices.

My question about the eggs, is that if Wyandottes had larger eggs or were more prolific layers than Barnevelders... just looking for the best possible fit for our situation. I am just not understanding the real differences between the two breeds, other than the Barnevelders have some iridescent feathers.

Thanks Westguy! It looks like the Pacific Poultry Breeders Assoc Show in Stockton CA will be on January 25, 2014 and January 26, 2014 in case anyone else inCa. wants to know.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Thanks so much for you thoughts, delisha.
I'm just trying to determine some deciding factors in what breed(s) that we should better understand before making definite choices.

My question about the eggs, is that if Wyandottes had larger eggs or were more prolific layers than Barnevelders... just looking for the best possible fit for our situation. I am just not understanding the real differences between the two breeds, other than the Barnevelders have some iridescent feathers.

Thanks Westguy! It looks like the Pacific Poultry Breeders Assoc Show in Stockton CA will be on January 25, 2014 and January 26, 2014 in case anyone else inCa. wants to know.

I have both Barney's and Wyandotte and the dotts are better layers. Mine lay all through winter and I find that the barnevelder can be a little stand offish. IMHO.

 

[delisha]

my main goal is to have meat, eggs, and to help preserve a breed. and it sounds like i need better stock to preserve the breed. thanks for the info and your opinion.

You might be able to keep your hens and purchase a good breeder quality male. Find a mature male. They should weigh about 9lbs. You need a good size male. The males out in the shows now are huge.
Your male on the bottom is not bad, but you asking for so much work and money it is better to invest the money in a good male with good mahogany color. A few on here have extra males after they grow them out. They keep the ones they like for the following years replacement and sell others. Foley sells his extra nice birds too..

Max probably has a dozen good males eating him out of house and home. I bet he could set you up with a beautiful male. I have kept a male from Max and he weighs almost 9lbs now. He is still growing and I hope when he molts into his adult feathers he looks bigger too. I also have the girl below from Max and she is growing into a stunner..she looks ready to lay any day..She is smaller than my older BLRWs..but her color is good, she has shafting and I need to get rid of that...I hope she puts on another pound. She only weighs 6.4.

 

[dracoe19]

Has anyone ever had a chicken that held its tail down all the time? Kind of like a dog tucking its tail between its legs. I have a partridge pullet that holds her tail low like this all the time. At first I thought it was something she did around roosters but even when they aren't around she holds her tail down. I figured then maybe it is something genetic like wry tail so I will probably just use her as a layer. I also had a wyandotte hen that had the same thing. I never bred her though and she was sadly killed. I'm thinking it is something with the genetics of the blood line? The hen was from Paul's Poultry and I am guessing the pullet came from the two hens I still have from that line.

 

[chickee]

Has anyone ever had a chicken that held its tail down all the time? Kind of like a dog tucking its tail between its legs. I have a partridge pullet that holds her tail low like this all the time. At first I thought it was something she did around roosters but even when they aren't around she holds her tail down. I figured then maybe it is something genetic like wry tail so I will probably just use her as a layer. I also had a wyandotte hen that had the same thing. I never bred her though and she was sadly killed. I'm thinking it is something with the genetics of the blood line? The hen was from Paul's Poultry and I am guessing the pullet came from the two hens I still have from that line.

Yes, I had a splash laced red Wyandotte hen from Bill Braden eggs that did this. Her tail set started out low as a pullet and got worse as she became an adult. So I would say it is genetic.

 

[delisha]

Has anyone ever had a chicken that held its tail down all the time? Kind of like a dog tucking its tail between its legs. I have a partridge pullet that holds her tail low like this all the time. At first I thought it was something she did around roosters but even when they aren't around she holds her tail down. I figured then maybe it is something genetic like wry tail so I will probably just use her as a layer. I also had a wyandotte hen that had the same thing. I never bred her though and she was sadly killed. I'm thinking it is something with the genetics of the blood line? The hen was from Paul's Poultry and I am guessing the pullet came from the two hens I still have from that line.

chicken stew

 

[PeakyBeaky]

Has anyone ever had a chicken that held its tail down all the time? Kind of like a dog tucking its tail between its legs. I have a partridge pullet that holds her tail low like this all the time. At first I thought it was something she did around roosters but even when they aren't around she holds her tail down. I figured then maybe it is something genetic like wry tail so I will probably just use her as a layer. I also had a wyandotte hen that had the same thing. I never bred her though and she was sadly killed. I'm thinking it is something with the genetics of the blood line? The hen was from Paul's Poultry and I am guessing the pullet came from the two hens I still have from that line.

 

[Chook-Girl]

Died of heatstroke

 

[PeakyBeaky]

Died of heatstroke