The Wyandotte Thread

[kelliepulido]

Illia I think your birds are beautiful too I really like the one with red in its wings so pretty

 

[Illia]

What's really sad (which I will post a photo of tomorrow) is that I have a girl who just finished molting, so her lacing is all nice and pristine again, but. . . It has even MORE smudging in the white interior of the feather than it did before, and some of her feathers are even double laced.

She honestly looks like someone tried crossing a Silver Barnevelder with a Spangled Hamburg, then threw the bird through a burning building. Still, I am attached to these birds.

Hatchery birds are so weird when it comes to coloration, though.

 

[kelliepulido]

so what would be good lacing when I look at someone's from foleys line that says is a splash and won somehting at the show I don't think it looks nearly as well laced as mine in the pix so what am I not seeing right.I do see some that are showing more fluff underneath that the feathers are darker blue and I am thinking by my breeding I should get that since my roos are dark

 

[RioLindoAz]

Beautiful birds, guys & gals. I just added Bantam Barred Wyndotte to my wishlist. Very neat looking birds.



I'll be looking around if anyone has any for sale.

 

[mame1616]

OOh - we get to post pics of our less-than-ideal birds, too? OK, here goes. These are my first two Wyandotte hens. Boy, was I surprised when I took them to my first show - I had no idea what the REAL THING was supposed to look like! I can't believe they let me come back! The lighter one is pretty sweet, the darker one is practically feral! And they are none too welcoming to any new birds! That said, I ma thrilled with my new BLRW girls! What eye candy!

 

[mame1616]

Speaking of thr REAL THING, how thick is the lacing supposed to be? I have three girls, all under a year, that run the gamut from thick to thin. Does the width of the lacing change with a molt? (Sorry if this has been asked before)

 

[firsthouse_mp]

I am new to Wyandottes.
I have one SLW and one GLW. They are currently two weeks old and seem quite "flighty". I also have some full grown hens: EEs, a BR and a few RIRs....these gals are all very docile and except for the BR, they will come running up to me and rub my feet to get attention. The new SLW and GLW chicks don't seem at all as happy to be hand-held. Is this normal? I also have two new Silver Spangled Hamburgs and I know these girls are quite flighty. I am wondering if the SSHs are rubbing off on the Wyandottes.....

 

[chickenlady81]

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Welcome to the wonderful world of Wyandottes!!!

The hamburgs might be rubbing off on them. I had some adults in with a couple "more docile" hens and to me it seemed they calmed down a bit when the hamburgs were not with them anymore.

 

[AinaWGSD]

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That description makes me giggle

She sounds hideous by breed standards, but sounds like she would be kind of pretty anyway. Looking forward to that photo.
Here's my "ugly," Gertrude. These pictures are kind of old, she's filled in a little bit more and her lacing looks a little better. But she's still mostly black. Once you get her caught, she's very calm and fine with being held. And so far she's not been much of a bully, I've only seen her peck at or chase one of the other chickens if they have a tasty treat or get too close to her while she's eating a treat (and even then, I think it's only ever been the two that are at the very bottom of the pecking order). Of course, she's the only wyandotte I have, so maybe she just doesn't have much help in the bullying department.

 

[colby318]

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It's not just about the lacing. You have to look at the shape of the bird, correct tail height and width, proper comb, beak and eye color, etc, etc, etc. Someone can have the prettiest lacing in the world on a wyandotte with a body that looks like a leghorn.
I think the back on the hen in my avatar is too long, but her lacing is exquisite.