The Wyandotte Thread

[Kathryn173]

Had posted a new thread too since I wasn't sure if anyone would check here any more...got this answer for anyone who was interested

Your gold hens are pure for gold and will produce all pure for gold offspring when bred to a gold rooster.
Gold and silver are sex linked which means hens can only carry one gene for it.
They can only be one or the other. They can't carry a gene for each like a male can.
If females show gold they're gold and only gold.
If they show silver they are silver and only silver.

 

[Sylvester017]

I've often wondered about mixing GLW w/ SLW -- Polish come in GL and SL also. Hope someone has an answer for us.

 

[Kathryn173]

I've often wondered about mixing GLW w/ SLW -- Polish come in GL and SL also. Hope someone has an answer for us.

The quote in the post above is the answer from the other thread

 

[Sylvester017]

The quote in the post above is the answer from the other thread

I saw that after posting! Thx

 

[Megwyn]

Hi everyone. Last week I hatched 16 chicks from 19 at lockdown. Four of these are Wyandottes - SLW & GLW.

The Dorkings and Australorps are showing about 50/50 with tail feathers, but none of the Wyandottes are showing any tail feathers at all.

Does this mean I have all cockerels, or do Wyandottes not grow tail feathers as fast as the two other breeds?

TIA

 

[Sydnee Fisher]

I’m hatching blue laced reds for a friend I will hopefully put them in today or tomorrow!

 

[Kathryn173]

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Theres no for sure way to sex wyandottes...normally silver and gold wyandotte males have more yellow on the breast and wings...guessing 2 pullets on the left and cockerel bottom right...top right not sure, maybe pullet

 

[Sydnee Fisher]

I put 11 blue laced reds in today!

 

[Megwyn]

Theres no for sure way to sex wyandottes...normally silver and gold wyandotte males have more yellow on the breast and wings...guessing 2 pullets on the left and cockerel bottom right...top right not sure, maybe pullet

Thank you!

 

[Budda's Birds]

I got 4 Partridge Wyandotte pullets from Chicken Hill Poultry 5 years ago and realized​

I've never really shown off these gorgeous girls. I love them very mellow, beautiful girls complete opposites of the silver laced girls I got from a local hatchery. Their only flaw in my eyes is the fact that their frustratingly broody. They have spent more time trying to brood then anything else their usually broody from April-august.

I've got some more pictures of them in my album called laying flock 2018.​