The Wyandotte Thread

[Mrs. Turbo]

Check out the new Wyandotte Breeders of America website....

this is a temporary link

www.wyandottebreedersofamerica.webs.com

 

[Duramaxgirl]

Looks great! Did you put it together?

 

[Soaring Chicks]

thats is great now I can add it to my site! sweet. I'm so happy today just got my first Splash BLRW egg today! I just hope the other 3 pullets start laying too. Mrs. Turbo how long does it take for the Blue's I got from you to start? Just so I know to keep a eye out. My Splash are getting ready to turn 5 months old. Thanks! we love them!

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

My baby BLR's are 7 days old... look you can see the blue coming out!

 

[KelliV]

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How about you a)tell me which auction this is (I'm assuming the only one around) or b) just let me pick them up! I'm no perfectionist, and I'm sure that even your 'cull' or 'auction' birds would be a beautiful addition!

 

[BooBear]

Just wanted to share as I am getting a little bit better at pics. Here are a couple of nice pics with the blue wyandotte babies.

The middle chick is the runt with the really yellow underside

This is one of the lighter chicks checking out the camera.

 

[ColeyPoultry]

I just thought I'll subscribe to this thread and leave a note to myself (on here) that I'm up to page 32! Yes I've just joined and trying to read through all the posts and doing my hardest to catch up. Now my eyes are heavy-laden

Of all the colours of Wyandottes, I've got Black Wyandotte bantams (rare in NZ), a pair of white Columbian bantams and GLW.

I first went to a poultry show many years ago, with an intent to buy some Buff Pekins but none were available for sale. I ended up purchasing my first trio of black Wyandotte bantams, a decision made on the basis of them being my favourite colour. I knew nothing else about them and hadn't even realised they were rare or becoming rare (I wasn't involve too much with any poultry circuit).

It was only last year, having realised how rare the blacks are in NZ, that I decided to do something about upping their numbers and then looking into the NZ poultry standards to bring my birds up to scratch. Well I've succeeded in upping the number which was the first thing I've focused on...then I'm onto the next step of improving my flock.

At the moment, I'm learning about the workings of genetics, colour breedings etc etc, which is mindboggling when you think you've got it abd something odd pops out amongst the page (or screen) that got me all confused but I think I'm on the right track of breeding my males (sporting pale underfluffs) with dark legged females to darkens underfluffs of male progenies.

As for 'yellowing' up the girls' shanks, I'm thinking about using a barred rock bantam (female) of which I understood that she only passes on her barred genes to her sons only, leaving the girls alone with no barred genes but yellowed up legs. Am I right?

I've learnt the other day that with black wyandottes, I must consider two breeding pens (one pen to produce 'proper' '
dark underfluff' cockerels and the other pen for producing yellow legged females). Eh?

I could do with a mentor here but anyone can correct me if I erred anywhere amongst my posts, with my thoughts or assumptions

Well this post is my 2nd one...or my 3rd I think?? ;-) But I'm willing to take on board whatever anyone thinks so that I could ponder on things, weighing up some decisions before swinging into action.
I'm following the NZPS so I think I've got two genetic problems to work on, according to my 'novice' knowledge and opinion

Anyway, its good to be here amongst knowledgeable people and breeders and while everyone seem to be smitten with BLRWs, I simply adore Pyle coloured Wyandottes and would love to have a flock in that colour!

 

[cat1994]

Could you all tell me about my hen (Lacey). The guy I got her from said she is a Standard Sliver Laced Wyandotte. I love her, thank is really pretty, and dont really care if she is show quality or not (I know she isn't). Could you all just tell me if her tail is good or not? Is her comb right? Is her laceing ok? I would just like to know if she an ok exampel of the breed, or is she so for off I shouldn't even think of her as an exampel of the breed at all. Thanks

Just give me your honest opinion of her. I know mine will never chang

thanks

 

[AinaWGSD]

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I'm a total novice myself, and have no intention of breeding chickens any time soon. But I wouldn't use a barred rock to yellow up the legs because wyandottes are supposed to have rose combs and rocks have single combs, which are recessive. The girls may not have any barred genes (or maybe they would...I'm not sure on whether barring is recessive or dominant or co-dominant etc) but they would each carry a copy of the gene for single combs, which means you could have incorrect single combs popping up down the line if they are paired with a rooster that is also carrying a copy of the single comb gene.

 

[seminolewind]

Hi, need critique please, mostly feathers

my mom's hen