The Wyandotte Thread

[flaming007]

Sounds like a good plan. Do you use leg bands and records to keep track of matings? In this case I would recommend particularly marking the birds from each line with a different color, and track the matings you make to make sure that you can follow back to the original pairings, in case you get any more inverts crop up on you. I'd hate for you to have to fight that, but it is possible the stock you already had are hiding some dirty secrets. Probably the easiest thing to do, would be to test mate the birds you already had together to see if they are carrying, but not expressing.

Yes, i plan on test mating the birds i hatched out to see what i get out of them. I hope i get good combs

. On the bright side i have a good trio to go from now.

 

[gilavina]

Yes, i plan on test mating the birds i hatched out to see what i get out of them. I hope i get good combs

. On the bright side i have a good trio to go from now.

exactly! It will be very interesting to see where you are with your SLW a couple years from now!

 

[flaming007]

exactly! It will be very interesting to see where you are with your SLW a couple years from now!

Ya i am excited to keep working with them. I need to build more pens.... ugh

 

[gilavina]

Ya i am excited to keep working with them. I need to build more pens.... ugh

haha The mantra of every poultry breeder!

 

[blondiebee181]

Here's Silver

 

[ki4got]

Here's Silver

is that a single comb on him? (or her? the feathers don't look roo-ish but the comb does a bit)

 

[blondiebee181]

It is a her....and yes it is!

 

[dracoe19]

Here are some pictures of some standard partridge wyandottes I purchased recently. They are from Paul's blood line and I am definitely impressed! I also have a pair of Foley partridge wyandottes but sadly no photos at the moment. The rooster is going through a really hard molt but he is starting to look good. The only thing I don't like about him is his comb.The hens look great though. Can't wait to hatch from these beauties!

 

[DMRippy]

Here are some pictures of some standard partridge wyandottes I purchased recently. They are from Paul's blood line and I am definitely impressed! I also have a pair of Foley partridge wyandottes but sadly no photos at the moment. The rooster is going through a really hard molt but he is starting to look good. The only thing I don't like about him is his comb.The hens look great though. Can't wait to hatch from these beauties!

Do you have another roo? I would not breed him with a straight comb. Not a good thing in a roo. He will pass that along to 100% of his chicks and it will keep showing up .... FOREVER. That is why you are seeing it in your roo.... someone didn't cull for it.

 

[ki4got]

Quote: i disagree, if the rest of the bird overall is awesome, use what you have vs an inferior bird in type even if he's got a good comb... the rose comb genetics is dominant, yes, but even so, type is harder to fix than a comb... select birds by the same order they're listed in the SOP. type and size first, then comb/wing carriage/leg color, and feather color/markings last.

so unless an equally nice typed bird of the same color variety is available, that has a rose comb, i'd use this guy.

even if it's to only 1 hen, to hatch enough chicks to get a few good cockerels to pick from... then use a rose combed cockerel chick from there on.