Chicken Breed Observations - Wyandotte 

I found a young silver laced one chilling in my pool one morning. None of the neighbors were missing any chickens, so we decided to keep her. She's absolutely adorable, sweet, an absolute egg machine, and a lot smarter than I was expecting. Since she's the only chicken (and is a total pet) we have, she gets to stay in a dog crate in the house at night and when the weather is bad. She's spoiled and she knows it.

We have a Silver Laced Wyandotte hen; her name is Hawk. She is really sweet, really smart, and very talkative. Last year, my four chickens were in a fence free-ranging when it rained and the tarp on top fell in, so they were all getting rained on. Hawk flew up to our bathroom window and banged and banged on the window with her beak until we came running to see what was wrong. We ran so fast to get them back into their covered run, but I was just amazed that Hawk instantly found a way to let us know they had a problem. I lover her. She gives us three or four eggs a week.

I think the reason they’re bigger is because they’re dual purpose birds! I have two golden laced Wyandotte’s and they’re definitely dual purpose. Bigger than my sapphire gems

I have a Silver Laced Wyandotte rooster. He is so sweet, when i throw little pebble foods on the ground he makes that noise that says "Hey i found something" and the hens come running to him. He even kicks the food around so everyone can have some.

Thanks for this video! ❤🐔 It has been the best one I’ve seen summarizing personal experience with the breed and not just reading the Wikipedia history about them!

I have 10 Golden laced wyndottes. Two months old. As for the heat, put a couple cloves in half gallon of water. Let it soak over a day or two. Works on humans two. Helps us tolerate the heat much better.

Thanks for the video, I have 3 two week old silver laced Wyandotte chicks to add to my flock. They are such pretty birds. 😻 We live just outside of Fort Wroth,Texas so I’m glad to find someone who can speak on how this breed manages the Texas summer heat. That was my main concern BUT I just couldn’t pass up having a few on our little farm!

I had a Silver laced that I lost last year (Maybalene) Now I have a Blue laced Red Wyandotte. (BlueBelle) Neither one acted lovey but they are good layers and beautiful. BlueBelle is a broody girl.

Aww she looks and acts exactly like my Penguin! Silver laced wyandotte! She’s so sassy as well,loves attention but does not like being picked up at all 😂

Yes, the Wyandotte is bred for cold temperatures 🌡 and I have 3. Michigan was 100° Heat index today, Ive had then inside our barn in front of a fan. Great Video, Thank You

I've heard that if you place a small pool in the shade and put some bricks in it (no water over the top of the bricks) the water will wick up the bricks and evaporate. The chickens will stand on the cool bricks and there by cool themselves

Yes wyandotts are a dual meat and egg chicken and are heavy lb wise

Wyandotte are dual purpose and bred for cold weather so both negatives are expected...

I'm in Colorado with drought and a higher heat index over the last few years. My small coop is outside, surrounded by chain link( top and bottom) because if coyotes, bears, hawks mountain lions. I have found that the heavy duty gold tarp from tractor supply, over the top of my 12X12 foot coop , keeps it cooler in summer and warmer in winter. We have already had 100 degree Temps. The only breed I have lost to heat ( i think) was an Orpington. The last few years I have had a mix of Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red and Orpington. So far, so good with the hens.

I just saw another video that said they were developed in New York in the 1800 they are dual purpose birds.

I have a question about your Wyandotte hen. Does she tend to crow when she’s laid an egg? A have a nice back garden and I would love to hatch Wyandottes, but I am surrounded by neighbours.

I just lost one of my sliver laced Wyandotte’s the other day :( yours are so beautiful they remind me of mine ❤️

Good video. Good info.look forward to more.

Have 5 silver laced wyandotte and 4black laced wyandotte with one red laced wyandotte chicks 2weeks old . This is my second batch so this time have a broader heater and vitamin water and feed for chicks . Learned a lot from first batch about keeping coop clean and regulating heat as well as turning light off at night .

This video was very helpful, thank you! Just acquired 8 baby Wyandotte chicks 💗

We live in north Texas.. 1 hour north of Dallas and the heat has been horrible..

Great breed reviews for a beginner chicken owner like me. I just ordered some Wyandotte for next Spring as I found them so beautiful. I hope they will make it through the Texas heat... will watch your other videos ... very interesting.

I have a silver laced and a gold laced Wyandotte.

They really are beautiful

Peppermint has a cooling effect on humans. Do you think it is OK to put a drop of peppermint oil in their water when it’s hot?

I love my Silver laced Im in SE Texas she's doing great! She's the star of most of my videos always in front of the camera lol! Keep oil pans of water with bricks in them and a baby pool with bricks and the sides cut down and they will go stand in it. You can set out frozen 2 liter bottles of water in front of a pan. I use drip hoses too and put up tarps and sheets for extra shade

Thanks so much.

started my first flock a few months ago, 4 ISA browns, 2 gold laced wyandotte’s, 3 barred rocks, 2 rhodesian reds, and 1 brahma. unfortunately, we had our rhodesian red rooster get trampled by the others causing a dislocated leg, but he can still walk, eat ect. any recommended things we can do to help the leg?

Just adding that once I started deworming with a slight amount if diamataceous earth about once a week, the stools on the backsides are not as loose, just right. Dont overdose the birds, or the yolks will be black. I just offer about 2 tablespoons in with mealworns for my 7 hens, once a week. I just allow them to pick what they want for about an hour andcthen I pick the bowl up and remove it. Its working well.

I appreciate the information

Hot weather breeds like the wild jungle fowl have slim builds and larger combs. Wyandottes and Chantecler are more Northern bred and have small combs and somewhat heavier bodies.

I have 3 Barred Rocks that are 7 years old and I have to clean their bottoms too.

Thank you for your video. What coop is this in this video. Im looking at buying a new one and I like this one. What are your thoughts on this coop now that you have used it and how many hens do you keep in it? Thank you ahead of time for your help!!

so the wyandotte breed is used both for eggs and meat and they are a breed that was bred for cold weather areas. they are a great American breed of chicken with a cool history. hope this helps anyone looking for a heritage breed and a cold hardy breed we have a flock of 24 hear in upstate New York and they do good all winter. and produce about 200 eggs a year for us per bird

They read to be a Dualpurpose bird so that’s why they are the biggest chicken

I have Wyandotte all the colors. I have a little bit of bullying I'm still dealing with. But I live in the Northeast so thankfully I don't have to worry about the Heat! I also have a speckled Sussex. She's hysterical! Everyone's got to have at least one speckled Sussex! Personality beyond belief! But they love to free-range so she's my escape artist but she keeps me on my toes!

im pretty sure the wyandottes were bred for severe cold weather. Thats why they gain so much weight and do poorly in extreme heat.

Are Wyandotte larger than Orpingtons. I know Orpingtons are huge

Only one of my hens had poopy butt. I trimmed the fluffy butt, which fixed the problem

Not all chickens are supposed to weigh the same. Every breed has different weight requirements. Wyandottes are a heavy breed. It's perfectly normal for her to be heavier then your other birds. I'm not sure what all breeds you have. Also, you can't gauge body condition or weight by look, you have to pick them up and assess their body condition score (research how to assess this) and actually weigh them in a scale, their plumage can be very deceiving and your bird that "looks" the heaviest can easily be you lightest bird in actuality.

They are a great dual purpose bird, which is why they are heavier and great mommas. Also they are better for colder climates and will lay during winter where most breeds will stop. Mine took in all the new young chickens as her own.

Just started my flock and the girls are only 4 weeks old. 9 of them and they’re all different breeds. 1 Silver Laced Wyandotte and she seems to be the runt.

we just started our backyard flock with 10 silver laced wyandottes We're in SC where it gets hot as hades. Tips on how to keep them cool, please!

Hey!!! Very interesting vidéo!!! Thank you! Your girls are so nice and beautiful🐔 Kisses from France!!🌸

Does she make a crazy noise before she lays? I have a golden laced and she almost sounds like a peacock on the mornings she lays. Just curious if it's just mine lol.

She is beautiful! I’d love to have a Wyandotte...Where did you get a solar fan and mister?

I have two Wyandots I have two Rhode Island Reds and I have one Buff Orpington because one of them died the first couple days we got them. ☹️ my chicks are only six weeks old but the one Wyandotte is the largest one in the group and the other Wyandotte is the runt. Thank you for the information, we live in Ohio so I hope tthe heat doesn’t get too much for them. I will keep a close eye on them.

I had no idea you pronounce it "wyan DOTE". I've had them for years and always said "wy-an-DOT"

My chicken is the same color but dosnt grown for about 3 months

So I would guess then that the gold-laced and Columbian Wyandottes are basically going to show the same traits.

Beautiful girl!!

I like your video

Great video!

I wish I could tell male from female I have eight of them and need to know what I have 😮

I've have wyandottes and I really do like them Silver Laced Wyandotte that I had was 13 years old when she died and that she was actually killed by something during the night something very very large destroyed my whole flock and I do mean whatever it was tore my birds into pieces

Seriously?! You have to wipe their butts at night? How often do you do that? Daily, 1x week, etc??

Wow. Great video. But quite honestly, you have to just get it out. I I keep hearing over and over as to why the video was being made, and between those reasons, maybe a little bit of information rather than just content and information. Hopefully a helpful critique.

I have a silver laced also, and I believe I will never get another wyandotte again. She's my rooster substitute, at least she thinks she is. Noise from sun up to sun down. She has her own egg song, but then announces when everyone else lays. And then just keeps making noise. She's a constant complainer. Seriously, she drives me mad. 🤪