Wyandotte Chicken

     The Wyandotte is a large breed of Chickens, that originated in the USA. Despite being a well-known chicken breed, no one exactly knows the breeds involved in developing the Wyandotte.

     Wyandottes are docile, dual-purpose birds that are kept for producing both meat and eggs. They appear also in a wide range of attractive color patterns, which make them a good choice for fanciers as well. Wyandottes’ most preferable varieties are those with the laced or the partridge pattern. Solid color-varieties are being bred and raised too, such as; black, white, buff, blue and red.

     The Wyandotte has a rose comb, red earlobes, and bright-yellow legs. The hens will lay around 200 brown or tinted eggs per year and occasionally go broody too. Wyandotte chicks tend to be strong and are quick growers. A bantam version is also available for this breed.

 

Place of originThe USA
UseDual-purpose
Weight

Standard, male: 4 kg

female: 3 kg

Bantam, male: 850 g

female: 740 g

Comb typeRose comb
Skin colorYellow
Egg colorBrown

 

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A double-laced red Wyandotte rooster
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A black Wyandotte cockerel
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A blue-laced red Wyandotte hen by Cowgirl Jules