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What exactly is a crow shaped head? Long beak, narrow head? (I'm a noob, sorry) Are there any example close up pictures that can show this and compared with what to breed for? I just started out with wyandottes who came from various breeders. I have a young cockerel who seems inferior to my other one with what I suspect to be a bad head shape. I want to breed for type and just ordered a SOP book. I'm hoping this will all be explained to me in there. I feel very clueless.
 
Avlana said:
What exactly is a crow shaped head? Long beak, narrow head? (I'm a noob, sorry) Are there any example close up pictures that can show this and compared with what to breed for? I just started out with wyandottes who came from various breeders. I have a young cockerel who seems inferior to my other one with what I suspect to be a bad head shape. I want to breed for type and just ordered a SOP book. I'm hoping this will all be explained to me in there. I feel very clueless.
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there is a free book available online in PDF format about the Wyandotte standard, it is outdated though (1919) so there may be some inaccuracies (maybe why it's free)
e-book: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL23362546M/The_Wyandotte_standard_and_breed_book

standard of perfection $59
http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/store.htm
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0615373690/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new
 
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Farmer Viola said:
there is a free book available online in PDF format about the Wyandotte standard, it is outdated though (1919) so there may be some inaccuracies (maybe why it's free)
e-book: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL23362546M/The_Wyandotte_standard_and_breed_book

standard of perfection $59
http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/store.htm
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0615373690/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new
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The original Wyandotte Standard of Perfection, the outdated one you say is a wealth of information and history of the breed and is as relevant today as it was when it was written over a century ago. It is free because the copyright has run out on the book and it is in many university libraries that are being scanned so people can view them digitally.
The new Standard of Perfection is just fine with all of the glossy color photos but have learned more in many years from that old outdated book.

A crow head is what you mentioned. A narrow skull, elongated beak. Most of the crow head in Wyandottes stems from use of Rocks or Single Combed birds in breeding. Single combs by nature will narrow the skull causing more of a prevalence of crow head.
 
I read somewhere that SLW have more issues with fertility, and perhaps not as hardy as the other colored wyandottes b/c they have a greater history of inbreeding. any one care to speak to this issue? Fact or fiction?
 
I just bought some golden lace Wyandotte chicks can someone please tell me how to tell the sex of the chicks
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lazy gardener said:
I read somewhere that SLW have more issues with fertility, and perhaps not as hardy as the other colored wyandottes b/c they have a greater history of inbreeding. any one care to speak to this issue? Fact or fiction?
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All I know about SLW is that all three of the cockerels that my rooster was starving or decapitated, were SLW. My opinion is that they were too timid. Period.
I'm sorry if that's a useless comment.
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