The Wyandotte Thread

[rtroxel]

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do you sell hatching eggs????

I've never sold eggs or chicks. I haven't had any extras the last few years anyway. Last year I had only about 3 hens laying at a time (they were pretty old by then

and all the eggs went right to my incubator. Maybe next year it will be better with the pullets from this year...

 

[Soaring Chicks]

Oh Well I'll keep looking. If you ever get any extra pm me. I'll be glad to help you out.

I've been looking for some LF ones for a while. I have e-mailed a few people and they don't have any for sale or have not gotten back to me. nice looking birds .
welcome all the new comers!
Also just by pics you can tell hatchery from a good breeders. one would think they would from time to time bring in new blood and /or quality to their breeding flocks!?

 

[Mrs. Turbo]

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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.

you have to build the barn before you can paint it.....the BLRWs still have a loooong way to go. there are some beautiful laced and colored BLRWs out there with horrible type, these birds are great for people that want a pretty chicken for the backyard. While we try to cull for color, type, comb, and lacing when we keep our breeders, a bird with correct type, color, comb...etc will be picked over a bird with correct lacing, poor type and color.

 

[poularde]

This is my first time posting on this thread. I was hoping someone might critique my roo. He is almost seven months. I do not know much about Wyandottes yet, but to me he seems to be a handsome fellow. I am deciding on which roos to keep and have not decided what breed to work with yet. I would keep him for a project I might start. For my project the lacing and color would be the most important trait. I do like him and if he is a good example of the breed I may get some hens for him. I love blr hens. Here are some photos.

And his lacing...

 

[Illia]

Can we get a side-view of him?

 

[poularde]

Here's a few side views.

 

[rtroxel]

Is that a white wing tip? maybe a white wing-feather?

Good points, in my opinion: Nice head, excellent yellow legs, breast lacing looks pretty good (has some shafting tho)

Negatives: Should be bulkier as in, more frame and more feathers, especially in the rear end. Holds his tail low and seems to walk with his legs close together (not excellent station). Looks like his back is pretty narrow.

My opinion: If he were the bird I had and I wanted to do a project with WLR Wyandottes, I'd use him in a heartbeat, especially if I had a couple decent hens to go with. You always have to start somewhere and I've seen a lot worse both on color and type. On the same hand, if I had an opportunity to upgrade, I wouldn't feel bad about it.

 

[Harris5]

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Questions:

Guessing I should already know this, BUT....Is the white feather/wing tip a bad thing?

What is "shafting" in reference to lacing?

THANK YOU for the critique! It would be nice if it was done more often on this thread for those of us who want to learn more about Wyandottes!

 

[Illia]

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Yes, it is bad just as white on a Marans is bad.

Shafting is color other than red (in BLRW's) in the center of the feather.

As for the bird, yes, I think it needs a little more substance, such as more chest (but Wyandottes are slow growers, so don't worry) and especially a little more height at the saddle and tail angle. Also, its wing seems to be a little droopy, but maybe it's just me. Its lacing gets pretty blurred out towards the thighs, which you'd want to clean up, but. . . Honestly, he's a nice looking bird! He's still young, and I'd certainly have him over any poor quality BLRW. I'd definitely say yes, use him, and see what you get.

One thing - His chest peaks out quite a bit from a full crop. A really good thing to do when asking critique on a cockerel is wait for a time when his crop isn't so full to photograph him. That way, it does not set off his balance, and you can see the true form of his chest.

 

[poularde]

Thank you everyone for the critique.

I see what you mean about the shafting. Never noticed it before! His wings are a little droopy I always think he looks more like a turkey than a chicken. The pictures do not show his girth very well. He is passing up my Marans cockerels of the same age. His legs do seem a little close though. About the white wing tip. With close inspection the feather seem powder blue. It is lighter than the rest of the blue on him. Would this still be considered a white wing tip? Thank you again. I can look at him with new eyes and I feel that I learned quote a bit. I love this forum.