Wyandotte
Gallus gallus domesticus
✨ Fait Amusant
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.
🏷️ Race
Wyandotte
💭 Tempérament
Calm, friendly, docile, cold-hardy, good with children
📏 Taille
Large (2.7-3.6 kg)
⏳ Espérance de vie
5-8 years
🎨 Couleurs
Silver-laced, gold-laced, blue-laced red, black, white, buff, partridge, columbian
🌍 Origine
USA — New York; developed 1870s; named after Wyandot Nation
🏠 Habitat
Free-range or enclosed run; excellent cold-climate bird
🍽️ Alimentation
Layer pellets; good forager on pasture
🎯 Usage
Dual Purpose
🥚 Couleur des œufs
Brown
👑 Type de crête
Rose
🏅 Classe EE
Large Fowl