The Poultry Keeper

Deb_Moderator · Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 3661

This thread is for Wyandottes.

stephen · Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 4:12 pm Post subject:

Wyandottes are friendly birds

Blue Laced

Gold Laced

NannyP · Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 5:08 pm Post subject:

Black Bantam Wyandotte hen

Partridge LF Wyandotte Hen

Blue laced Bantam Wyandotte hen

Gold laced L F Wyandotte hen

Fangs · Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 12:52 am Post subject:

Young pair of partridge wyandotte bantams. Cockerel is a hen breeder.

Wyandottes come in a series of colours:
Partridge
Gold Laced
Silver Laced
Buff Laced
Blue Columbian
Blue Laced
Blue Splashed
Black
And a few others, with mroe being dveloped all the time.

They are an old breed, originally from England, I think Rolling Eyes

. Eggs are large, and are creamy brown, or at least the eggs I had were. Wyandottes are good layers. The breed is generally docile, and tame, and pretty easy to handle.

A very hansome bird, common among the show ground, as well as gardens. The standards call for yellow legs. This is the part that most breeders find hardest to get, and can take them a long time to achieve.

Fangs

Callie O Farrell · Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 7 Location: Co Galway

I was just about to run outside with my camera - when I remembered the connection to my pc vanished after a storm last week and haven't sorted it out yet - technical wizard I am not!!

I have been given what I was told is a barred wyandotte - is this a comment on her status in the public houses of the area? or is it actually a breed type. She looks the same shape as the birds shown here but is stripy!

nigel · Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 1:28 pm Post subject:

Wyandottes do come in a barred as well. We saw some on our visit to the Wernlas Collection

here's a couple of Hens (not a great picture)

and here's a cockerel

Pete&Jackie · Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 209 Location: Hertfordshire

We have got 3 Wyandottes, Gold Laced, Blue Laced and Buff laced, pics on the Gallery. As you all know only had them just under two weeks but they are really really friendly and good natured, large and do good size eggs mine have done 55 - 65g so far and regularly while they have been in moult.

Callie O Farrell · Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 7 Location: Co Galway

Nigel (and Hobbes??)

Thank you !! That's the one...now I know for sure!

She is rather grumpy though, is that due to being relocated without the rest of her friends do you think? She is housed with buff orpingtons and Light Sussex with Vinnie the Cockerel.....

deanojul67 · Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 342

a young silver laced wyandotte[img]

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fluffly_fifer · Joined: 02 Oct 2005 Posts: 411 Location: Fife, Scotland

Tried posting earlier but it seemed to disappear. Shocked

Wyandotte bantam cockerel

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Wyandotte pullet both are 18 wks old.

debsandpets · Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 26 Location: WARWICKSHIRE

There are several other colours too
self buff
violet laced
silver blue penciled
blue partridge etc.
I really need more colours ....... Rolling Eyes

blue partridge hen

silver blue penciled LF hen

violet laced LF hen

There is even a "dun laced" available in US but not here yet sadly

Debs

Heather · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 6:10 pm Post subject:

OOh they're pretty ! particularly the silver blue and violet

Just noticed the first picture Stephen - what's that all about then ?

Lisa · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:35 pm Post subject:

Well Heather - have you never wondered what happened to those people who disappear off the forum never to be seen again.... Shocked

(I know, I know, its going to be deleted Embarassed

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CP · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:54 pm Post subject:

I always thought it was pigs that got rid of bodies! Not chickens. Rolling Eyes

Lisa · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:56 pm Post subject:

I keep telling people chickens aren't vegetarians, despite what the powers that be have decided about chicken food, but will anyone believe me? Rolling Eyes