Wyandotte Breeders

heyden · Post by **heyden** » Wed May 11, 2016 11:43 pm

are those blacks Standard sized?

precisionplymouthrocks · Post by **precisionplymouthrocks** » Thu May 12, 2016 12:36 am

heyden wrote:QR_BBPOST are those blacks Standard sized?

Yes they are. they are very solid birds

Giffen Farms · Post by **Giffen Farms** » Sat May 14, 2016 9:16 pm

I have standard show quality silver laced wyandottes

heyden · Post by **heyden** » Wed May 18, 2016 11:18 pm

candled my 1st wyandotte eggs all clear... thinking my pen isn't giving them enough room for their love making!! lol Any other advise? Moving them to a bigger area this weekend hopefully that helps.

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Thu May 19, 2016 9:28 am

PATIENCE :)
I have been waiting for the fertility to come up to at least 75% before setting Wyandotte eggs this spring,
Finally got there about 2 weeks ago, collected and set eggs last week, looked at my notes from last year and the hatch is going to be within 2 days of last years hatch, which means the fertility took that long to come up last year too.
Otherwise the usual tricks of the trade, trim around the hens vents, don't put too many hens with the rooster and avoid sibling breeding if you can.

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Thu May 19, 2016 11:03 pm

Speaking of patience, finally put together my breeding pens, keeping in mind the "work with what you have" motto...

Now the wait starts, they may just be lawn ornaments after all
Columbian pen led by the F3 cockerel (outcross to Blues)

Blue Wyandottes, here is hoping :)

Post by **Killerbunny** » Fri May 20, 2016 9:38 am

But beautiful lawn ornaments!

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Fri May 20, 2016 10:45 am

Killerbunny wrote:QR_BBPOST But beautiful lawn ornaments!

You know I will agree with you on that one, so here is the question wise woman, how do I give up one of the varieties?
This carrying 6 roosters thru last winter is making me re-ases the whole thing.

Post by **Killerbunny** » Fri May 20, 2016 11:35 am

I'm already concerned that you're selling an incubator you know! Best way is to find someone who will take the flock of one of the varieties and work with it in the same way you have. That way all is not lost and maybe you'll get visitation rights.

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Fri May 20, 2016 12:11 pm

Killerbunny wrote:QR_BBPOST I'm already concerned that you're selling an incubator you know! Best way is to find someone who will take the flock of one of the varieties and work with it in the same way you have. That way all is not lost and maybe you'll get visitation rights.

If I could find somebody who would work with them, I wouldn't find it that difficult to let go....I think

That incubator hasn't been used in 2or3 years and it's seems a waste to have it sitting on the shelf, when somebody could make good use of it, so not that dire yet