Gold Laced Wyandotte (Large Fowl)

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Gold Laced Wyandotte (Large Fowl) Breed Information

Our Gold Laced Wyandotte originate from German and Dutch bloodlines and we have retained the correct balance of type, markings, but most importantly, vigour.

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GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE LARGE FOWL SHOW RESULTS (2009-2018)

FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2018 – STAFFORD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 1ST
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 3RD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 4TH

THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2018 – TELFORD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 1ST
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 3RD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 4TH

FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2017 – STAFFORD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 1ST
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 1ST (BEST GOLD)
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 2ND

THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2017 – TELFORD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 1ST
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 2ND
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 3RD

FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2016 – STAFFORD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 2ND
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 1ST (BEST GOLD)
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 2ND

THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2016 – TELFORD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 1ST
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 1ST

FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2015 – STAFFORD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 1ST
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 1ST

THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2015 – TELFORD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 1ST
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 1ST

FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2014 – STAFFORD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 3RD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 1ST
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 2ND
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 3RD

THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2014 – TELFORD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 2ND
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 1ST
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 2ND
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 3RD

THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2013 – STONELEIGH
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 1ST
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 4TH

FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2013 – STAFFORD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 1ST
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 2ND

THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2012 – STONELEIGH
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 4TH
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 4TH

FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2012 – STAFFORD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 1ST (CHAMPION LACED WYANDOTTE – BEST OF BREED CHAMPIONS ROW)

THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2011 – STONELEIGH
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 3RD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 2ND
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 3RD

FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2011 – STAFFORD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 4TH

THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2010 – STONELEIGH
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 3RD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 2ND
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 3RD

FEDERATION CHAPIONSHIP SHOW 2010 – STAFFORD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 2ND
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 3RD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 3RD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 4TH

NORTHEN SHOW 2010 – YORKSHIRE
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 3RD

FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2009 –STAFFORD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 3RD
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 2ND

THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2009 – STONELEIGH
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 1ST
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE COCKEREL 2ND
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 1ST
GOLD LACED WYANDOTTE HEN 4TH

We are a member of the Laced Wyandotte Club and keep abreast of all the latest news regarding this breed. This helps us maintain our high standards and great show results with this breed. You can also become a member of this club for under £10 per year. By joining you will receive an annual newsletter and year book. You will also receive a Rules and Standard for breeding quality Laced Wyandottes, a members list, history of the breed information and this way you will be helping to encourage and improve the breeding of Laced Wyandottes for exhibition and utility purposes as well as having access to assistance from expert breeders. The club will keep you posted with all the latest information and show results regarding this breed. For more information on how to join contact us.

Gold Laced Wyandotte (Large Fowl) Characteristics

Origin: Wisconsin, USA. Joseph McKeen was the originator of this variation in 1880 and it was subsequently admitted to the American Standard in 1888.
Classification: Heavy: Soft feather Egg Colour: Tinted
General Characteristics:
Carriage: Graceful, well balanced, alert and active but docile.
Type: Body short with well rounded sides. Broad and short back. Breast full, broad and round. Medium sized wings which are nicely folded to the side. Medium sized tail which is full and spread at the base. Main feather are carried upright, sickles of medium length.
Head: Short and broad. Beak is stout and well curved. Eyes are prominent. The comb is rose coloured and evenly set on the head being medium in height and width; gradually tapering towards the back and terminating in a definite spike (leader) which follows the curve of the neck. Face is smooth and fine in texture. Ear-lobes are oblong. Wattles are medium length and fine in texture.
Neck: Medium in length and well arched with a full hackle.
Legs & Feet: Thighs are medium in length and well covered in soft, fluffy, close and silky feathers. Shanks are medium in length, strong and well rounded. The shanks are free of feathers and fluff. Four straight and well spread toes.
Plumage: Fairly close and silky and not too abundant or fluffy.
Colour: Head is rich golden bay, neck is also rich golden bay with a clear black stripe through the centre of each feather (white shaft is permissible). Saddle; hackles to match the neck. Back is rich golden bay. Shoulder tip rich golden bay with black lacing. Wing bow rich golden bay, wing coverts evenly laced, forming at least two well defined bars; secondaries black on inner web and broadly laced black on the outer edge. Breast and underparts; the web rich golden bay with a well defined black lacing, free from double or white outer lacing, lacing regular from the throat to back of the thighs. A shaft may be found in the laced feather and is permissible but undesirable. Undercolour dark slate. Tail: true tail feather, sickles and coverts black. Thighs and fluff black -slate with clear lacing round the hocks and other side of the thighs. Yellow shanks.
Weight: Large Fowl
Cock: Not less than 9lb (4.08kg)
Cockerel: Not less than 8lb (3.62kg)
Hen: Not less than 7lb (3.17kg)
Pullet: Not less than 6lb (2.72kg)

Thinking whether Golden Laced Wyandotte chickens fit into your backyard?

Gold Wyandotte birds are one of the most charming and splashy species of the poultry world and one of the most well-known breeds all over the world. Popular as show birds due to their attractive feathering, this birds also serve great as a dual purpose breed, raised both for their large brown eggs and for their superb meat. They are well suited for living in confinement as well as outdoors ranging. As they are rather cold and heat hardy, they cope well with temperature extremes. As a backyard flock they are quite placid so they are well suited for a family with children. Moreover, their stunning plumage and easy-going nature make them great additions to any keeper’s coop.

An American breed with an Indian name

The Wyandotte is an American breed of chickens developed in the 1870s by four people, namely H. M. Doubleday, John Ray, L. Whittaker and Fred Houdlette. The breed was named after a Native American tribe once prevalent in the Eastern United States. The first type developed was the silver-laced variety. Then, in 1880 one of the Wisconsin breeders, Joseph McKeen, originated the Golden Laced Wyandotte. He crossed silver-laced hens with gold-spangled Hamburg and Partridge Cochin roosters. In 1888 the variety was admitted to the American Poultry Association Standard of Perfection.

An excellent breed for egg production, cold-weather hardiness, and beauty

The Golden Laced Wyandotte is classed as a fairly large bird. An average male weighs around 8½ pounds and a female around 6.5 pounds. However, there is also a bantam variety which weighs an average of 3 lbs. to 3¾ lbs. The unique characteristic of the gold variety of Wyandotte chickens is their amazing plumage that makes them beautiful birds for exhibition. They have beautiful golden feathers with black edging, remarkably silky and closely distributed but not too abundant or fluffy. Breast and underparts are rich golden bay with a black and well defined, regular lacing, from the throat to back of the thighs. The neck is short, well curved and well furnished with abundant hackle feathers. Their rich golden head is rather short but broad with a rose-coloured comb, which follows the head gradually tapering towards the back and ends in a neat spike (leader). Their medium length wattles and ear-lobes are also deep, glorious red. Their beak is stout and well curved and they have prominent eyes which are reddish bay and deeply set. They have a broad, full breast and a medium length back. Their classic, rounded body is carried in a horizontal position. They are well balanced, as their quite long, shapely legs are squarely set under the centre of their body. Their legs and feet are classic yellow with four straight and well spread toes. The shank is medium in length, without feathering or fluff and the full hock can be seen. Their neck, shoulders, back and saddle are rich golden bay with black lacing. Tail and wings are primarily black with some golden bay highlights. The undercolour is slate, in males shading to red at the base. The body of a male, when viewed in profile, should be somewhat heart-shaped. The head and the tail should be about the same height, with the breast broad and full, and the tail standing erect, forming a broad U-shape.

High quality poultry for sale

Cheshire Poultry is a reputable breeder which specializes in hatching pure-bred poultry and providing Gold Laced Wyandotte as live birds for sale. Our mission is to enhance the lives of our customers by providing them with quality poultry for meat, eggs as well as show birds. We electively breed and raise our own stock which undergoes a genetic selection in order to produce the best quality, disease resistant and productive poultry for public use. If you are interested to start or add to your own flock, we will provide you with healthy birds of the perfect breed as well as knowledgeable assistance whenever you need it.
Our lines are exceptional, which is proven by the fact that our Wyandotte chickens are frequent winners at most prestigious national poultry shows. In 2009 and 2010, for instance, our Wyandotte cockerels and hens won most of the top awards in both the Federation Championship and the National Championship Shows.
Cheshire Poultry understands what is needed to ensure the best fertility. In order to up hold the breed standard, our breeding stock is carefully sourced. Moreover, our birds are bred from some of the top poultry breeds in the UK and Europe and they have scored very high points in some of Europe’s top shows. Buying from the best supplier of poultry you can be assured of getting the best chicks, hens or roosters for sale in the country. Our Golden Laced Wyandotte hens are also decent eggs layers, bestowing their lucky keepers with approximately 200 large eggs each year. What is worth mentioning, the gold Wyandottes generally lay through the winter months as well, whereas other breeds tend to cease their egg production. They are also very good mothers and will incubate eggs from another hen. Thus, if you are looking for a strong, yet docile bird that lays well and is both heat and cold hardy, this breed have it in the bag.

Gold Laced Wyandotte (Large Fowl) – Fertile hatching eggs for sale

Wanting to experience yourself the thrill of watching a baby chick hatching out of an egg? We are a reliable source of hatching eggs for sale. Our company is becoming a very well-known and well-respected seller of fertile eggs in the country. Eggs from our hatchery have a fantastic fertility record. Our birds are free range, eat a lot of grass and are fed on natural high protein feed. All these to ensure high quality eggs for sale. We can guarantee the same fresh eggs that go into our own incubators to produce chicks for our customers.

What Our Customers Say About Our Gold Laced Wyandottes (Large Fowl)

“I’m very happy with the bird I boutgh and the service I got. Think my girly’s should be very happy with him and I hope I get plenty of baby’s of him. Thank you.”

Stacie

“Steve and Kevin were very helpful. Chickens were in excellent condition and are beautiful. Looking forward to watching them grow and start laying. Thanks”

Natalie

“We are delighted with our 5 girls, the quality of each of them is terrific & you can see they have been well looked after & cared for. Terrific set up & would definitely recommend you! May well be back for more in the future! Keep up the good work.”

Liz & Shaun