The Wyandotte Thread

[chickenlady81]

Here are some of mine, Pullet or roo? They are around 6/7 months old. I'm not 100% who's laying and who's not but im getting atleast 5 eggs a day and I only have 3 laying hens that I know of

 

[josh44]

Does anybody have esle here Quality BLRW BANATAMS ???

 

[Attack Chicken]

I've been looking for SQ bantam BLRW but I had no luck locating eggs,

 

[encorepistol]

Best I've seen are from Ruth Bloch, spelling?, they are nice looking but too gold in the necks to me which seems to be a common problem so far but hers are far better than some I've seen offered. Some dedicated breeding with time could yield great results with a start from her birds. Crossing to a bantam RIR over time with patients and good record keeping would make the red better but won't happen overnight due to the different body types but would be a good project. I think Jesse Paul is working with them now and got his start from Ruths birds if I remember correctly.

 

[josh44]

I was told My BLR Bantams were great type and I'm guessing thats SQ or close to it & that they have good blue laced red color.

They are from Nikki /Hat trick silkies.
My cockerel is a blue laced red and my pullet is a splash.

 

[hoppy]

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https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/11721_chickens_4-22-2010_027.jpgpullet

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/11721_chickens_4-22-2010_005.jpgunknown

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/11721_chickens_4-22-2010_022.jpgpullet

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/11721_chickens_4-22-2010_011.jpgpullet single comb

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/11721_chickens_4-22-2010_008.jpgfar right rooster

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/11721_chickens_4-22-2010_004.jpg
pullets
there are quite few hens in these pictures.

 

[hoppy]

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so if people want bantam BLR why don't they just cross a standard blr with say another bantam wyandotte? then work on both size and color?

 

[josh44]

because they already exist, there is no need to down size.

I'd post pics but, my computer isn't cooperation

 

[hoppy]

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I know they already exist but to get the better quality quicker, just breed down in size (or pick out the runts of the standards).

 

[hoppy]

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can you post some pictures up?