The Wyandotte Thread

[rtroxel]

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Can you post some photos of the WLR adults?

I was hoping for some of the chicks!!!

 

[WyandotteTX]

Here is a photo of my last two hens I have. They are not perfect by any means but they are a starting point for me to re-start this variety to what they once were for me. They have sound Wyandotte type and still lay well for hens that are 5+ years old. I am crossing them with a GL male and the progeny will be about 50/50 between GL/WLR. I have used this cross before to improve the ground color of the WLR, I am doing it now because I dont have any WLR males left. The males have always looked better than the females when it comes to lacing in this variety. The females have improved over the years but the males have always had a much darker red color. I am just glad I have been able to salvage this line of birds from extinction. They lay better than any Wyandotte bantam variety I have ever raised and fertility and vigor is exceptional, and no I have never had one single comb bird come from them either.
Rudy, I will try and take some pics this weekend of the chicks if I can.

Here are two pics of the original stock I started with about 1997.

 

[dmiravalle]

We got our first BLRW eggie yesterday!!!!

 

[Chic-n-farmer]

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Those are beautiful. Can you post a picture of the Dun Wyandottes?

 

[turbo]

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Congrats....now just make sure you get plenty of those Silver Penciled hatched out....LOL

 

[WyandotteTX]

Look a few pages back or 10 and you will see some Dun pics.

Turbo, I am trying to!! Think I hatched out about 8-9 last weekend. Have another big batch set to hatch this weekend, plus we set 200 plus eggs on Sunday.
Currently working on building a new brooder similar to the one yall have. But man its cold here....hasnt gotten above 22 here in the last 3 days and snow predicted for this evening. 80 degrees on monday and 14 this morning with wind chills under 0......ready for warm weather again.

 

[Mrs. Turbo]

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Ummm...yeah, don't you. Isn't technology great

If I lived with Turbo, I might

I'm so glad that's you and not me... Hatch lots of Partridge! I'm very sure I finally figured my rooster out. First very successful AI was yesterday. I think I'll have chicks by the end of the month!

LOL...funny. I owe you one....what is that stringmans name in Ohio..Lou? Lew?

 

[mrslb333]

Just hatched some beautiful Blue laced Wyandotte chicks

I've noticed that some are lighter than others and some have more red on their combs, was just wondering is this any indication on sex? I'm dying to know what I've got

 

[BooBear]

Question: Has anyone ordered the Silver Laced and Gold Laced from McMurry and if so, how would you describe their quality?

The catalog from McMurry says that these are nice for exihibition for these types and I was wondering if anyone noticed it in the birds they received from McMurray.

 

[Duramaxgirl]

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I ordered SLWs from them... they didn't even look like wyandottes and they where flighty and mean. They're tails stuck up straight like a sebright... I wouldn't order from a hatchery if your looking for exhibition quality birds. Just my OP!