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Varieties: White, Buff, Columbian, Golden Laced, Blue, Silver Laced, Silver-Pencilled, Partridge, Black
Standard Weights: Cock-8-1/2 pounds, hen-6-1/2 pounds, cockerel-7-1/2 pounds, pullet-5-1/2 pounds.
Skin Color: Yellow.
Egg Shell Color: Brown.
Use: A general purpose breed for the table and/or eggs.
Origin: America. The Silver Laced variety was developed in New York State and the others in the north and north eastern states in the latter part of the 19th century and early 20th century.
Characteristics: Wyandottes are a good, medium-weight fowl for small family flocks kept under rugged conditions. Their rose combs do not freeze as easily as single combs and the hens make good mothers. Their attractive "curvy" shape, generally good disposition and many attractive colour patterns (varieties) make them a good choice for fanciers as well as farmers.
