The Wyandotte Thread

[Sylvester017]

Does anyone know if different colors/types of Wyandottes tend to have different personalities? I have a silver-laced (Blanche) who is gorgeous, full of personality, and an incredible layer--but she's a horrible bully. I am thinking about getting a either a gold-laced, blue, or a blue-red laced in my next batch, but I don't want to end up with another bully. I know it depends on the individual chicken, but are there any trends you guys have noticed? Or do Wyandottes just not do well in mixed flocks at all?

MyPetChicken describes Wyans as a tendency to dominate. Tilly's Nest website had to re-home their SLW because it was so aggressive it made the other hens mean. Next order of chicks Tilly's got a GLW and it already was picking on the other chicks. I guess there can be sweet ones out there somewhere but most research I do has more cons than pros for the breed in a mixed flock. I know Leghorns and Marans can be real bullies as we had to re-home both those breeds away from our gentles breeds. Breeders say it depends on the selective breeding and individual chicken as far as temperament but I've talked with too many people who have had issues with Wyans - a breed sometimes is just what it is regardless of "selective" breeding. There are always variables like pen size, breeds that are together in a mixed flock, number of chickens and what breeds are in the flock, ages of the birds, etc etc but all that still doesn't change the inherent characteristics/temperaments of a breed. Sue me if you want but there are just too many stories about Wyans. I adore my Leghorns and love all the 8 or 9 varieties yet I know better than to mix them in my flock with milder gentler or smaller breeds.

I know what!!!! - put the Wyans, Legs, and Marans in their own pen together and let them duke it out LOL!

Seriously, I hope you have a solution to either separate out the bullies or find them a good home where there are no gentles to dominate. Maybe others on this thread with Wyans experience can give you a leg up on advice other than to say "I never had trouble with my Wyans," or "Maybe you should buy from a different source," which neither statement really helps your query. GL!

 

[farmguy5]

Anyone have any for sale or know of someone who's selling PM me

 

[Ulrike]

Csn anybody tell me if this is a rooster ?

allmost 6 month old. Have not heard him crowing either

 

[BlackwoodHollow]

Csn anybody tell me if this is a rooster ?

I know nothing, but I am guessing pullet. How old is it?

Anyone have any for sale or know of someone who's selling PM me

Where are you?

 

[farmguy5]

@gachooks Wisconsin

 

[wyandodo]

@sideWing

This blue most definitely comes from the Bl/bl gene.
These birds originally come from crossing a silver laced rooster with a blue laced golden (not red) hen.
Every year you put the best hens together with a good silver laced rooster to get rid of the gold leaking through.
You need patience when breeding this color.

The lavender Wyandotte bantams are very rare in Belgium and the varieties with the lavender gene even more so.
The blue laced silver Wyandotte bantams you see here are from a Dutch breeder and are of very good quality.
The only thing I would like to see different is the shade of blue.
I prefer the blue a little bit darker like on this hen.

 

[sideWing]

@sideWing

This blue most definitely comes from the Bl/bl gene.
These birds originally come from crossing a silver laced rooster with a blue laced golden (not red) hen.
Every year you put the best hens together with a good silver laced rooster to get rid of the gold leaking through.
You need patience when breeding this color.

The lavender Wyandotte bantams are very rare in Belgium and the varieties with the lavender gene even more so.
The blue laced silver Wyandotte bantams you see here are from a Dutch breeder and are of very good quality.
The only thing I would like to see different is the shade of blue.
I prefer the blue a little bit darker like on this hen.

It makes more sense with the Bl now that I see this pic. It's much darker than the lavender or self blue. Beautiful bird. I was just wondering if anyone had put the lav into the mix to get rid of the variable shades of blue and the gold leakage. But I think even the lav has some yellow leakage. I have been trying to follow Allan Brookers lav Wyandotte project as much as I can. Thank you for posting the pictures and the reply.

 

[lorelei71221]

Thanks, Sylvester! I think that was the reality check I needed. Wyans are hard to resist because they're so **** pretty, but I'm done with chicken drama for a while. (I also have a Maran, and things have gotten pretty exciting in the coop at times!).

MyPetChicken describes Wyans as a tendency to dominate.  Tilly's Nest website had to re-home their SLW because it was so aggressive it made the other hens mean.  Next order of chicks Tilly's got a GLW and it already was picking on the other chicks.  I guess there can be sweet ones out there somewhere but most research I do has more cons than pros for the breed in a mixed flock.  I know Leghorns and Marans can be real bullies as we had to re-home both those breeds away from our gentles breeds.  Breeders say it depends on the selective breeding and individual chicken as far as temperament but I've talked with too many people who have had issues with Wyans - a breed sometimes is just what it is regardless of "selective" breeding.  There are always variables like pen size, breeds that are together in a mixed flock, number of chickens and what breeds are in the flock, ages of the birds, etc etc but all that still doesn't change the inherent characteristics/temperaments of a breed.  Sue me if you want but there are just too many stories about Wyans.  I adore my Leghorns and love all the 8 or 9 varieties yet I know better than to mix them in my flock with milder gentler or smaller breeds. 

I know what!!!! - put the Wyans, Legs, and Marans in their own pen together and let them duke it out LOL!

Seriously, I hope you have a solution to either separate out the bullies or find them a good home where there are no gentles to dominate.  Maybe others on this thread with Wyans experience can give you a leg up on advice other than to say "I never had trouble with my Wyans," or "Maybe you should buy from a different source," which neither statement really helps your query.  GL!

 

[wyandodo]

My blue Wyandotte bantams ready to be judged on a provincial show in Belgium.
Two different shades of blue, two different types.
Small detail, these come from jubilee x splash. Can you tell?

 

[mikeybrownie]

Why are there two different blue laced red wyandottes?