The Wyandotte Thread

[chickensgalore]

yea i'm not sure whats going on with that tail

 

[hoppy]

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are you sure this bird is a purebred? it could be a throw back to some other breed.

 

[chickensgalore]

it came from a local farm supply store marked as a SLW pullet.I've been told its a pullet.other swear its a roo? the markings look right..its an odd bird

 

[rsf31tmp]

Other than the long tail feathers it look mostly pure to me....not super heavy in the lacing however....still a good bird and I would say 98% pullet!

 

[rsf31tmp]

Do Silver laced Wyandottes make good roosters? I am going to have a mixed flock....see my signature..

My neighbor has some Barred Rock Roosters and some White Java's.....I also see free Roosters on Craigslist around me all the time.

Do I have good mixed flock roosters or should I get different ones?

I am not looking for show stock or selling chicks... I am looking at egg laying pets.

 

[seedcorn]

Last night my partridge wyandotte bantam hen hatched 11 chicks. Now to keep them alive. She lost her first 4. I made her go back in her nest w/her babies tonight. We'll see how they make it through night. If they make it through night, will take pictures. They are cute.

 

[flower]

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Since you have not listed the sex of any of the birds other than the silver laced wyandotts, I am wondering if they are all pullets. And since you have 4 SLW roosters I bet that there is at least one very nice roo out of those 4.

 

[rsf31tmp]

I have 6 SLW, two cockerals and four pullets:

Rooster #1 Sylvester

Rooster #2 Floyd the Cross Beak

Pullets Sally and Mallie

 

[KDH]

OK, I'm having fun with my FlipVideo - check out the video clip I made of my four "kids" yesterday.

So, I'm expecting that these four will start laying eggs eventually (they're 11 weeks old now). Does it look to anyone in the know that they're going to start crowing, instead?

Thanks!

 

[BluffCountryShepherdess]

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What pretty young pullets! I like the ones with the thinner lacing but they're all lovely. Did you hatch them or get them as chicks? Don't you just love how friendly and curious they are? I have a Splash, BLR that likes to sit on my lap. She comes right up to me and looks me right in the eye and waits for me to pick her up. They are such awesome chickens...