Wyandotte type

[phasianidae]

heres my one and only Splash Wyandotte does she have good type?

 

[Illia]

Her back is way too long, making her tail and cusion thin out to an almost, but not entire, hatchery-type body. So, I'd consider it okay but not great. Also, her wings are pretty big.

 

[phasianidae]

i have hered that on a correct Wyandotte hen from her wing to her tail should make a straight line, is that correct? heres another pic.

 

[phasianidae]

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ok, about her tail, its winter in MN here so none of the chickens look very nice but usually her tail is much more (fluffy).

 

[phasianidae]

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by the way, she is a hatchery bird

 

[phasianidae]

heres another picture

 

[Illia]

Still, that long back shows that her tail and cushion are pretty small, even a bad winter should still show off a good type. As for the wing to tail thing, are you talking viewing from the top? Because yes, from the top view her tail is far too "pinched" like a production bird. It should fan out in a nice fluffy round shape, not cross to a point.

 

[phasianidae]

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ok thanks, yeah she's had a hard working life, she's over 3 years old and has hatched many chicks. So she's lost and gained weight alot. Heres one of here sons and two of here six daughters, there father was a half NH 25% RIR, and 25% BR:

 

[Illia]

For 3 years old she looks good.

She's better than the bad quality Wyandottes out there, just not "perfect" good

If you had a purebred male for her, I'd love to see what offspring she's passed. Who knows, maybe she looked a lot better when she was younger? If her cushion and tail were wider and more "fluffy" in appearance, I'd certainly consider her a very nice Wyandotte. Because putting those aside, she does have nice head/neck, legs, and so on.

 

[Katy]

Here's a picture of a splash that I used to have......somebody asked to use her picture on a Europeon website so I guess they liked her type. A wyandotte should have a very short back and have a heart shpe when you look a side view of them.