The Wyandotte Thread

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Here is some of the younger BLRW.
Splash Roo-8 weeks in this pic


Another lighter splash-6 weeks

So far my fav, Roo

Straight combed roo

Black laced pullet

Black laced pullet



This guy was hard to catch, and wouldnt pose....He is bashfull.. LOL so sorry for the bad pics...He is nice, but smaller then my other blue.

Nice birds!

 

[WyandotteTX]

I personally would prefer type over color. Maybe because I raise cutting horses and I am a conformation freak. I am super picky about conformation. To me color is easier to fix. Is it different with chickens?

As many old breeders have told me......the adage of "its easier to build the barn before you paint it", applies to this. It is all about type, if you dont have type the color is useless. If you have great lacing on a Wyandotte but it isnt shaped like a Wyandotte.....then it Isnt a Wyandotte.
But type is always the hard part when it comes to breeding so many overlook it in preference to how the bird appears.
Hope this helps.
John

 

[Texasmja]

As many old breeders have told me......the adage of "its easier to build the barn before you paint it", applies to this. It is all about type, if you dont have type the color is useless. If you have great lacing on a Wyandotte but it isnt shaped like a Wyandotte.....then it Isnt a Wyandotte.
But type is always the hard part when it comes to breeding so many overlook it in preference to how the bird appears.
Hope this helps.
John

I agree.

 

[Gifa]

LMAO GIFA, That SLW looks like she is going to poke out that EEs Eye!!!!

Served that mutt right for jumping up along side her... now didn't it!

 

[Countrypunk92]

I have to say she is the cutest EE I have ever seen!!1

 

[dajen]

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[COLOR=FF0000]Wow,,,very nice, I think they are gorgeous!!![/COLOR]

thank you. My husband has since done some research and has narrowed the hens down to 2. I will try and post pictures this week.

 

[DaphneNL]

We have a gold champagne tobiano mare (APHA). Amazing colour (but she's the always covered in mud, she loves getting dirty), but it seems that's all some people see. Her full sister didn't get the champagne-gene, and she's a chestnut tobiano. I've had owners of stallions also carrying the champagne gene begging me to let them breed with our champagne tobiano mare. They didn't look at her "type", one of them didn't even care about her pedigree, and none of the stallions cames close to be a good fit for our girl.
With her mom, a good old sorrel quarter horse mare, stallion owners first looked at her type and pedigree. It really makes more sense to me. She gave us a sorrel colt last year. A really good foal. Good strong legs and back. Very friendly and brave little guy. And that makes me not care about his color. An amazing colour on a horse with a very long back and a big head will not impress people. Same with chickens. I love a smashing colour. But not on an ugly chicken.

 

[Texasmja]

We have a gold champagne tobiano mare (APHA). Amazing colour (but she's the always covered in mud, she loves getting dirty), but it seems that's all some people see. Her full sister didn't get the champagne-gene, and she's a chestnut tobiano. I've had owners of stallions also carrying the champagne gene begging me to let them breed with our champagne tobiano mare. They didn't look at her "type", one of them didn't even care about her pedigree, and none of the stallions cames close to be a good fit for our girl.
With her mom, a good old sorrel quarter horse mare, stallion owners first looked at her type and pedigree. It really makes more sense to me. She gave us a sorrel colt last year. A really good foal. Good strong legs and back. Very friendly and brave little guy. And that makes me not care about his color. An amazing colour on a horse with a very long back and a big head will not impress people. Same with chickens. I love a smashing colour. But not on an ugly chicken.

You are correct, there are people in the horse industry that just breed for color. They will breed anything together, they will breed horses that should of never been considered breeding stock! I breed for pedigree and conformation, never color.

 

[DaphneNL]

In my opinion a breeder needs to try to make the breed better, stronger, healthier. Chickens or horses.

 

[Texasmja]

In my opinion a breeder needs to try to make the breed better, stronger, healthier. Chickens or horses.