“I love our wyandotte! she is gorgeous and bright! laid more than expected, every day. she is a bit picky, and is at the top of the pecking order. very outgoing, and loves to learn new things. gets along well with other chickens.”
“Such beautiful birds! Both arrived healthy and have grown into such beautiful small hens. They are good layers and gorgeous but unfortunately, my two don't love humans the way my other girls do. But that is okay. They are still lovely to hang around and give us great eggs!”
“Lady and Lucy are calm and outgoing. They both hop up on my lap (and head!). Lady loves to sit and listen to me talk to her and gently coo‚Äôs back to me. I‚Äôve heard others call their wyandottes bullies, but neither of mine are in the slightest bit. They are by far the largest in their flock (mixed with polish bantams, silkies, etc) and don‚Äôt pick on or bully anyone. They are both stunning and draw attention with their beautiful feathers! Love my girls!”
“Our last Wyandotte was the top of the pecking order, but she was no bully. She simply let everyone know who the boss, was, and that was that. She held the flock together nicely, and had a calmness about her the other chickens didn't have. And she was a very consistent layer, producing about 5 eggs a week for us in her first year. (We use Purina organic layer pellets usually) The flock was better with her in it. We had a tragic loss to our flock in May, and had to replace our Wyandotte, so we're raising another. Again, this pullet is already showing a pleasant disposition at 6 weeks. She'll make a fantastic addition to the flock and will help balance out our nervous Rhode Island Reds (which are fabulous egg-laying machines!)
And one thing I really love, is Wyandotte combs are smaller, so in the North, they're easier to keep if your coop runs cold in the winter. They handled the cold best of any bird we've had yet.
You won't regret these beautiful birds, especially if you live in the North. These birds are on my "keeper" list.
I'm trying new breeds all the time to find what works best for our specific conditions, are good in our area during winter (northern NJ), and are also strong layers.
My current ideal flock includes Wyandotte, Australorp, and Rhode Island Reds.”
“We've had a lot of different breeds of chickens, but this breed, bought on a whim because of beauty, is a winner. Not only are these hens (and of course the roos) beautiful, but they have a very calm and pleasant disposition. Not the strongest egg layer for us, we'd get maybe 4-5 eggs a week from this hen, but adding one (or more) to your flock will really improve the flock dynamics.
Ours was the top of the pecking order. She took care of other bossy Rhode Island Reds, and mellowed them out. The RIRs are much calmer now, and the personality of this Wyandotte hen, coupled with her very good tolerance of winter makes this a must in our flock. We'll probably always have one - we're after strong layers, but this one adds strikingly good looks and calmer flock dynamics. Plus more eggs.”
