The Wyandotte Thread

[delisha]

I think the question remains... can you compete with those birds... should you be forced to compete with those. As far as I know, bantams were bred down for their diminutive size... and they are judged in another class from Large Fowl.

And at some point, shouldn't they be considered outside of the top end of the breed standard? I mean... for God's sake... they're practically turkeys at 20 pounds... Maybe a Goliath class would be suitable for the enormous sized birds, so that they do not compete with more normal sized large fowl...

lol..

I have a bird that weighs 13lbs..he looks like he weighs 20, but he does not. My bird should be DQed and some Judges would DQ him. Most would be impressed. I bet this chicken impresses most people..lol

 

[DMRippy]

I think the question remains... can you compete with those birds... should you be forced to compete with those. As far as I know, bantams were bred down for their diminutive size... and they are judged in another class from Large Fowl. And at some point, shouldn't they be considered outside of the top end of the breed standard? I mean... for God's sake... they're practically turkeys at 20 pounds... Maybe a Goliath class would be suitable for the enormous sized birds, so that they do not compete with more normal sized large fowl...

lol.. I have a bird that weighs 13lbs..he looks like he weighs 20, but he does not. My bird should be DQed and some Judges would DQ him. Most would be impressed. I bet this chicken impresses most people..lol

Looks like someone DQ'd him lol

 

[sixpugs]

Wyandotte Washing Question​

Hi all, I'm taking my Wyandotte bantam to county fair. Coop in is on Monday, and I was wondering if I should wash him today, tomorrow, or Sunday. I want him to have plenty of time to dry but I also don't want him to get dirty again if I wash him too soon. For those of you who have more experience with washing Wyandottes, how many days before the show do you wash them so they stay in nice condition?

ideally you want to allow a few days between the day you show them and bath. Most people try to do it a week ahead of time but I've done as close as three days however when I'm that close i use a blow dryer. just allowing them to air dry requires a few days of preening to get feathers back into shape.

 

[delisha]

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Looks like someone DQ'd him lol
lol..

He was too big to use for breeding..thought he would kill my poor pullets. He was delicious!!

 

[gootziecat]

One would assume being a Wyandotte thread, the roaster is a Wyandotte. Is it?

 

[erijn5]

Thank goodness, I thought I was the only one thinking like this.

But the question still remaining is what are they feeding the birds to make them this huge???? Or are they giving them steroids?

 

[sixpugs]

 SOMEBODY HELP ME OUT HERE:  Okay so I went to the state fair today to try to get an idea of what the judges are looking for inrds.  I walk in there and I am shocked!  Every bird is HUGE.ompared to mine, and I mean like 15/20lb birds.  What the heck???

My birds are like 12lbs for roos, 8-9lbs. for the hens...And ppl have told me that these are big.  So now I'm so very confused.  My standard I thought my size was perfect, but these birds were on steroids.  I have never in my life seen them so tall and bulky.

What are they feeding them?  How do they get them so big?  Are they suppose to be this big? 

Even the Blue Wyandottes there were like twice the size of mine by at least 1/2 a chicken size.  Do I need to be buying what the ppl I talked to there as "Exhibition" size birds to even compete? 

Suggestions thanks,


If you have exhibition Wyandottes can you PM me Thanks

my first question would be where are you sourcing the birds that you have opted to show? Are they from exhibition Birds, or hatchery stock? Hatchery birds are going to be about half the size of exhibition stock. exhibition birds are very large and it had good care & show type conditioning their entire lives Not steroids or cheating. Plus when they're well conditioned they're going to have more feather and more fluff and they don't wait 20 pounds they just look like they do lol

 

[erijn5]

my first question would be where are you sourcing the birds that you have opted to show? Are they from exhibition Birds, or hatchery stock? Hatchery birds are going to be about half the size of exhibition stock. exhibition birds are very large and it had good care & show type conditioning their entire lives Not steroids or cheating. Plus when they're well conditioned they're going to have more feather and more fluff and they don't wait 20 pounds they just look like they do lol

My lines are Paul, Foley, Patterson, Gabbard Farms...I thought if I started 4yrs ago with the best, I would make the best flock only keeping the best birds out of the hatches. Lacing, size, temp, feathering, ect. No hatchery birds on my farm, and all are bought from NPIP breeders.

I think my birds look great, but when I saw the SIZE the birds are the fair were HUGE compared to mine.... I was like

So where do I buy quality exhibition BLRW's ...is there a breeder on here of the very beefy birds?

And with the show type of conditioning can you be more specific? Does this mean they are kept in cages and not allowed outside? I'm confused, help me cause next yr will be the first yr my son will be showing... I have shown horses for 15yrs, I can tell you all about it, but only from what I have been reading up on is the only info I'm getting on the birds. We are out in BFE and poultry shows are hard to come by here unless we travel hrs, to get to them, so any help is helpful to me.

Thanks you!

 

[gootziecat]

From what little I have read on SBB, judges aren't prone to taking the time nor risking being unpopular by weighing birds, eliminating those overweight. This has been going on for many years. Seemingly, large birds are winning a lot, and everyone emulates a winner. Personally, I went to bantams because I don't want to raise birds the size LF is now being bred. I also think if the SOP is abided by in other areas, the weights should be also. My opinion and $1.00 might buy you a cup of coffee.

 

[Gifa]

Some of the birds at the fair were so big, the thought actually went through my mind that if I had any that size, I'd be afraid to let my dogs out when I let the chickens out... I have a 40 pound Australian... and a 40 pound Sheltie... and my apparently miniature 5-6 pound hens have already beaten them both into submission. LOL