Wyandotte
Gallus gallus domesticus
✨ Fun Fact
The laced pattern on a Wyandotte feather requires each feather to carry two distinct pigments in a precise ring of dark colour around a lighter centre — a genetic complexity that makes breeding exhibition-quality laced birds one of the most technically demanding challenges in poultry genetics.
An American breed developed in the 1870s, named after the Wyandot people of North America, and created for practical dual-purpose farming combined with exhibition quality. The Silver-Laced Wyandotte — with every feather edged in black lacing on a silver-white ground — was the founding variety and remains one of the most beautiful chickens in existence. Wyandottes carry a rose comb (resistant to frostbite), a broad body, and dense plumage that makes them cold-hardy reliable layers of brown eggs.
🏷️ Breed
Wyandotte
💭 Temperament
Calm, friendly, docile, cold-hardy, good with children
📏 Size
Large (2.7-3.6 kg)
⏳ Lifespan
5-8 years
🎨 Colors
Silver-laced, gold-laced, blue-laced red, black, white, buff, partridge, columbian
🌍 Origin
USA — New York; developed 1870s; named after Wyandot Nation
🏠 Habitat
Free-range or enclosed run; excellent cold-climate bird
🍽️ Diet
Layer pellets; good forager on pasture
🎯 Purpose
Dual Purpose
🥚 Egg Colour
Brown
👑 Comb Type
Rose
🏅 EE Class
Large Fowl