The Wyandotte Thread

[Countrypunk92]

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I don't know why, but that always makes me grin

Thanks for a smile, I really needed it today.

Your very welcome! I love my chickens, even if they turn the other cheek.

 

[Moonlight Piano]

Hey everyone !!

. I decided I would put some more pics of my blue wyandotte chickens up here in my free time

. This is Ole Blue and Charloette. Let me know what you think.

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And heres on of the whole gang minus henrietta, and plus on RIR.

 

[Countrypunk92]

Gimmie! Lol
I love the random Rhodie.

 

[Moonlight Piano]

Ha ha ya

. She was with them to encourage egg laying. It worked

. They started just yesterday !!! I will be putting some in the incubator in the next few weeks.

 

[Countrypunk92]

Good job. My Blrw need to be kicked in the butt and start laying. I WANT BABIES!

 

[Countrypunk92]

If anyone is willing to sell, Or give jk. Buy anyway, If anyone is willing to sell LF dotte eggs, Pm me please.
Incubator is warm and ready for eggs!

 

[OSUman]

At about what age do you start selecting your Bantam Wyandottes?

 

[sjarvis00]

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Some chick down color can be culled at hatch once you have learned the line and variety well. We learned after the first year which columbians colored out better based on chick down coloration but that varied based on teh lines, Blues are tougher, and Blue laced varities were tougher to cull as chicks.
Based on comb defects as early as possible, color based on variety, type and feather quality 5-7 months, Some type issues and feather quality can be caught earlier but you really have to wait a while for some to finish out more, I like to wait on the best cockrells till around 10-12 months but seldom breed out of them other than fertility testing until after the first full adult molt.

 

[rtroxel]

I cull as soon as I can based on several factors. I'm always looking for duck feet, webbed toes (on cochins), wry tail, slipped/split wing, etc. Those get culled basically as soon as they are found. I also like to weigh and cull based on the best growth if I have enough chicks for the year and can afford to do that.

 

[KC n KY]

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My BLR's are not laying yet, either:/ They were born around the first week of April, so does anyone know when they should start laying?