- Purpose:Dual-Purpose
- Eggs:Brown
- Egg Size:Large
- Color:Blue, Black, White, Red
- Comb Type:Rose Comb
With an array of beautiful colorations and a hardy, self-sufficient nature, it’s no wonder why the all-American Wyandotte is such a popular chicken breed. With a reputation as both a large, meaty bird and a layer of large eggs, this may be just the dual-purpose breed you’ve been looking for.
Wyandottes were created with meat and eggs in mind, and are one of the first dual-purpose breeds ever developed.
Desiring to create a hardy chicken that could provide the average American farmer with food for his table, the breed wasdeveloped in the 1870’sand has gained great popularity ever since.
With their thrifty foraging tendencies, curvaceous bodies, and a veritable rainbow of colors to choose from, its no wonder that this lovely bird won such favor!
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Characteristics
The beautiful feathering on a Wyandotte hen has both form and function. Hens make good brood mothers, and have enough soft, downy fluff to gently warm eggs–even eggs from other hens. And when it comes to cold weather, Wyandottes take it in stride.
That generous feathering, combined with pertlittle rose combs, and a generally heavy body make them particularly hardy to chilly temperatures.
威恩多特人的性格很聪明,通常是温顺的鸟,尽管有点冷淡。有了我自己的威恩多特犬,我发现它们很乐意跟着我,走到我面前讨吃的,但从来不会因为被抱起来和处理而高兴。这些鸡更愿意在你的后院觅食,而不是依偎在你的大腿上。
Cons
在鸟群的啄食顺序方面,Wyandottes落在上层和中层之间——某些个体可能倾向于选择等级较低的鸟。这些倾向是基于个体的,所以要根据自己来判断每只鸟。
Regardless of where they fall in the flock hierarchy, Wyandottes are talkative! Many keepers will find the constant clucking of a Wyandotte hen to be delightful, but the charm may be lost on neighbors who live close to your coop.
The dense feathering of the Wyandotte makes it a good brooder and resistant to cold weather, but it can potentially make mating a tricky endeavor. Some breeders actually trim their wyandottes “butt-fluff” to make the process a bit easier on their roosters.
In addition, that thick layer of feathers make Wyandottesmore sensitive to heatthan lighter-feathered birds. Be sure to offer your chickens plenty of water, shade, and shelter in the hottest weeks of the summer to help them get through!
What’s the Yield?
These chickens fall to thelarge side of the weight spectrum, with hens typically reaching 6 pounds and roosters achieving a hefty 8.5 pounds. In keeping with their dual-purpose design, Wyandottes do well as a roast or egg layer. In term of eggs, Wyandottes typically can produce at least200 large, brown eggsa year.
Wyandotte Facts
当它们最初被开发出来时,怀恩多特被称为“Seabright Cochins”,或“美国Seabright”。The name was changed to its current form, deriving from theWyandotte/Wendat/Huron nationof the New York area.
Pictures Of Wyandotte Chickens
Resources
- Pros & Cons About Keeping Wyandotte Chickens, Types Of Chickens
- Wyandotte Chickens: A Top Backyard Choice, Countryside Daily
- Wyandotte Chicken, The Livestock Conservancy
- Poultry Breeds – Wyandotte Chickens, Oklahoma State University
- Wyandotte, BackYard Chickens
- Silver Laced Wyandotte: Egg Production, Temperament and More…, The Happy Chicken Coop
- Wyandottes, Feathersite
- Wyandotte Chickens, Wyandotte Nation
- Wyandotte Chickens : The Sophia Loren Of The Poultry World, Raising Happy chickens
- Wyandotte, My Pet Chicken