W is for ...Wyandotte
Wyandotte chickens that is!
I have had a few, they are round and soft and have lovely feathers
(It is pronounced like why un dot)
Two of the most popular varieties are the Silver Laced and the Golden Laced
There are other colors as well, as that is what chicken fanciers
do, develop new color varieties. Wyandottes have a rose comb.
Rose combs are good for birds in colder climates as they do
not suffer from frost as much as large upright single combs might.
Popular for both meat and eggs (not that I ever eat any of my chickens), they are
considered a 'heavy breed'. There are bantam Wyandottes, however, and these could
be kept in a smaller area. Bantam chickens do not lay as large of eggs as the large
breeds, but their feed to egg conversion ratio is superior to the big ones!
http://www.wyandottesandrocks.com/p/wyandottes.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyandotte_%28chicken%29#Variations
http://www.chickenbreeds.info/category/wyandottes-chickens/
http://www.cacklehatchery.com/slwyandotte.html
The colors are beautiful and vibrant
ReplyDeleteWill You
there are so many varieties... here is a good site http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Wyand/BRKWyand.html
DeleteWow they have wonderful plumage.
ReplyDeletethey are really soft. Some chickens have 'hard' feathers and some have soft ones...and then there are Silkies and the 'frizzled' ones....as well as the 'naked necks'
DeleteWe had a few Wyandotte chickens when I was growing up. They were so pretty!
ReplyDeleteAren't they great!? I kept wondering if I was pronouncing the name right so I finally looked it up...why un dot. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteThanks for the chicken education. I grew up on a dairy farm but I never learned much about the cluckers.
ReplyDeletePretty breeds of cows, too...I think I like the Jersey's best. thanks for stopping by!
DeleteThe colors are pretty! But I don't know what a rose comb is. I am betting it is not a pink comb, the kind I use to untangle my hair.
ReplyDeleteSonia Lal @ Story Treasury
The second picture down illustrates a Rose comb well. Many breeds of chickens have a 'single comb' which is thin and upright. There are other comb types...walnut, cushion, strawberry, pea, and a buttercup comb. Rose combs are fat and bumpy and sometimes they are pointed on the back. Not quite sure why they decided to call it a 'rose' comb, though.
DeleteDo they come in blue? lol That would be cool. When I was in high school we had a neighbor kid who was a bit odd. It's not that he had chickens, but rather that he walked one on a leash to the store all the time. Strange dude.
ReplyDeletethere are 'blue' wyandottes...and blue laced red wyandottes...blue means a slate color that is blue grey....http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Wyand/LargeBlueWyandPr.JPEG
ReplyDeleteG ... these are beautiful! I hope that we will have chickens someday, and these guys and gals look like a great choice.
ReplyDeleteKathy M.