Silver Laced Wyandott vs other Wyandotts

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Silver Laced Wyandott vs other Wyandotts

Post by Skinny rooster » Thu Dec 31, 2015 3:33 pm

I have been told that the Silver Laced Wyandott standard birds are smaller than other Wyandott colours, example white or Columbian. Is this true? I have two unrelated groups and I find them quite small, whereas at the sales or shows, the Wyandotts of other colours look huge to me.
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Re: Silver Laced Wyandott vs other Wyandotts

Post by Ontario Chick » Thu Dec 31, 2015 5:51 pm

Hatchery birds tend to be smaller then the bred to SOP show birds.
The SOP calls for the same weight requirements for all varieties of Wyandottes.
You will find the large birds are usually result of years of good selective breeding by experienced breeders.
You can make good headway by getting a well bred large male to improve the size, but there really aren't any short cuts, time and patience does it! ;)
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Post by coonhound » Thu Dec 31, 2015 7:14 pm

I seen SOP silver laced wyandottes that are huge but the hatchery birds are very tiny
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Re: Silver Laced Wyandott vs other Wyandotts

Post by Cuttlefish » Thu Dec 31, 2015 7:21 pm

The average gold laced available seems to be even smaller than the silver laced, since fewer people breed them seriously. Patterned birds are a challenge and colour + pattern is worse still. I think since feathers are the first thing you (or a buyer) will see, the lacing takes priority over a lot of other "type" points.
But I've also encountered talk of different feather textures in Wyandottes, ie: the white ones have a softer textured feather, some have more fluff than others... both of which will affect how big a bird might look.
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Re: Silver Laced Wyandott vs other Wyandotts

Post by Skinny rooster » Fri Jan 01, 2016 9:35 am

Thanks for the info, I was wondering about this, at the moment my silver Wyandott bantams could easily breed with my standards. Unlike the barred rocks or Cochins where the size difference makes it almost impossible.
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Re: Silver Laced Wyandott vs other Wyandotts

Post by Ontario Chick » Fri Jan 01, 2016 11:15 am

You live close enough to me, why not drop in, in the spring time, I am always up for an in-depth discussion on fine points of Wyandotte breeding. :)
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Post by Skinny rooster » Sat Jan 02, 2016 3:14 pm

Thank you for the offer, I will take you up on it. I will bring pictures and get your opinion. I don't think I commented but the most interesting idea I ever saw was when you posted pictures of your birds in show cages, I will probably never show birds but I thought that was a good idea and want show cages now!
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Re: Silver Laced Wyandott vs other Wyandotts

Post by Ontario Chick » Sat Jan 02, 2016 9:04 pm

The "Show cage was made out of every last scrap of wire on the place and have been endlessly useful.
I will probably never show birds again, but you have never seen a bird properly until they are eye level, also when you need that third hand, that cage comes in really handy ;)
Will see you in the spring.
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Re: Silver Laced Wyandott vs other Wyandotts

Post by heyden » Thu Jan 07, 2016 10:32 pm

Anyone with Standard sized White wyandotte's Am needing a rooster and would be interested in more hen's or pullets.
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Re: Silver Laced Wyandott vs other Wyandotts

Post by Killerbunny » Fri Jan 08, 2016 8:33 am

This is interesting, my last gold laced hen although a production bird is huge - called Big Bird for many reasons LOL! She's 6 now though and doesn't lay anymore.
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