The Wyandotte Thread

[dfr1973]

This is Ellanor, silver penciled Wyandotte. She is about 5 months old. And just wondering, when will she start laying eggs?

Should be soon - her comb and wattles are reddening.

 

[sideWing]

This is Ellanor, silver penciled Wyandotte. She is about 5 months old. And just wondering, when will she start laying eggs?

If you got her from a hatchery or feed store she should start laying about 6 months. If you got her from a breeder a heritage Wyandotte can take 7-8 months sometimes.

 

[Winter1]

If you got her from a hatchery or feed store she should start laying about 6 months. If you got her from a breeder a heritage Wyandotte can take 7-8 months sometimes.

All right tanks for the info!

 

[Honora]

This is Ellanor, silver penciled Wyandotte. She is about 5 months old. And just wondering, when will she start laying eggs?

My Wyandottes did not start laying till 8 months.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

My Wyandottes did not start laying till 8 months.

Where they hatchery? Mine havent even started laying their 30 some weeks old!

 

[Honora]

Where they hatchery? Mine havent even started laying their 30 some weeks old!

Yes, they are hatchery.

 

[wyandodo]

Unfortunately I lost some good breeders due to a coccidiosis outbreak.
For now it looks like I will be breeding with three flocks.

1-1 jubilee



1-4 jubilee

1-3 jubilee blue marked (project)

 

[sideWing]

Unfortunately I lost some good breeders due to a coccidiosis outbreak.
For now it looks like I will be breeding with three flocks.

1-1 jubilee



1-4 jubilee

1-3 jubilee blue marked (project)

I love the Jubilee. Are they LF or bantam?

 

[wyandodo]

@sideWing

These are all bantams.
One day, when I move to a house with a bigger garden and I build myself some bigger coops, I'll swap to large fowl.

 

[Sylvester017]

Unfortunately I lost some good breeders due to a coccidiosis outbreak.
For now it looks like I will be breeding with three flocks.

May I ask how you determined coccidiosis? Some strains are impossible to detect without fecal tests. I understand only a couple strains of cocci show obvious blood in the poops but that the other strains are not detectable by just looking at the fecal matter. Some strains are kind of silent killers so how did you ultimately determine it was cocci?

I take a fecal sample at least once a year from a bird in my flock to have the vet test for worms/cocci. I don't like to routinely treat for cocci if it's not necessary. I ordered a couple birds from a breeder and my practice is to take fecal samples immediately to the vet for testing and both birds were shipped with worms/cocci and one had respiratory issues. There was no knowing how long these juvenile birds were sick before we got them - the vet saved one bird but had to euthanize the other.

I understand some breeders don't like to vaccinate or medicate their birds to breed for natural hardiness in their birds but then I don't know why they ship the not-so-hardy ones to customers?