The Wyandotte Thread

[ki4got]

Thank you all very much for the advice. I have considered the time and money involved in such a plan, and am willing to put up with the costs. I've seen many very beautiful GLW up to standard, but would like to try my hand at this process. Delisha and ki4got, thank you for the warnings. Though I will still continue with my plan, I appreciate the advice.

I already have pens and coops built, which are out in countryside with enough acreage for me to free range on a rotational schedule. I know a grain maker very well who is willing to give me feed at a generous price. I've had birds before, but they've been mutts for several years.

Ki4got- I've heard 'an heir and a spare,' in regards to roosters, and I find it very good advice to follow.

I've seen people keeping hens and cockerels for upwards of two years to see how they really grow. I recall someone keeping hens for five or six years to monitor egg production and broodiness and breeding based on that, and I think that is good in theory, but that it will take up a lot of space and money. I think that I would use the idea much later in the project, when I'm not culling so hard and can refocus on vigor to make sure it isn't going unchecked.

Thank you for the info on lacing. I'm seeing a lot of hatchery birds with very thick lacing, almost to where the gold is hardly visible

old time dorking breeders used to not even hatch from hens until that hen had gone broody at least once, to guarantee that her offspring had that potential too... honestly I wouldn't mind mine NOT going broody as often. LOL.

 

[marvun22]

Here are my silvers

Here is the golden bird of my flock.(Her boyfriend is in the backround)

Here is 1 of her kids

Here is the other one lol. She didn't lay it but she hatched it and raised it. It's a black laced black Swedish/Wyandotte cross (even though that's not possible).


These are my only Wyandottes for now. I want lots more. They, along with Orpingtons, are my favorite breed. These are other Wyandotte breeds I am hoping to get in the next 5 years: Blue, Blue Laced Red, Partridge, and Buff Colombian. I am still interested in other types, but they're not as high on my priority list. I think Blue Laced Reds have the best coloring pattern in any animal ever.

 

[kabhyper1]

These are my LF S/L wyandottes. They are 4 and half months old. I would like some opinions if anyone is up for it.
Gus my Roo and Jules his favorite lady. I two other hens also but I don't have recent pics of them.

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[BantyChickenLuv]

I'm starting to condition my Wyandotte cockerel before county fair next month, but he keeps either pulling out his tail feathers or getting them caught on the hardwire. Is there anything I can do to prevent him from pulling them out if that is what he's doing? Last show I took him too (for both OR and WA) and he won reserve RCCL. I know he can't do as good with missing tail feathers. The judge for the fair next month is Larry Urban, anybody heard of him? I've heard very good things about him.

 

[NestingHillsSC]

Just won Grand Champion at the county fair with one of my silver laced hens! Also got a reserve champion american with a partridge hen! So excited and can't wait for the next show. Will post some pictures soon

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Thank you all for the advice about the cockerel. Looks like Mr.Bachelor is hitting it big and will be getting some ladies soon.

 

[PeakyBeaky]

Just put the last batch of eggs in the bator-so far out of 500+ hatchings, we have about 100 juveniles growing out-plus the 300 in the bator. Can't wait to see how they grow out!

 

[coonriver]

Would anyone happen to know what this guy is? he has a wyandotte comb.I got him with some other chickens from Urch but I can't figure out what he is



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[BantyChickenLuv]

Would anyone happen to know what this guy is? he has a wyandotte comb.I got him with some other chickens from Urch but I can't figure out what he is .

Looks like a Wyandotte, but not a recognized variety... You say you got him from Duane Urch?

 

[coonriver]

That is the only place I got chickens from this year. I don't know where else he would have come from.The only wyn's I got from him as far as I know were silver penciled but did get a variaty of different birds from him.

 

[NYREDS]

If that thing came from Duane & I do mean if somebody jumped the fence.