Chicken breed
Wyandotte
Also called Silver Laced Wyandotte, Golden Laced Wyandotte, Columbian Wyandotte
The Wyandotte is an American dual-purpose breed with a low rose comb and laced feather patterns. Hens are calm, lay brown eggs and make good mothers. The rose comb resists frostbite, which suits cold climates.
At a glance
180–260eggs a year
4–6eggs a week
16–20weeks to first egg
6.5 lbhen weight
8.5 lbrooster weight
Largeegg size
Traits
- Cold hardyhigh
- Heat tolerantmedium
- Goes broodyhigh
- Fine in a small runhigh
- Egg colour
- light brown to brown
- Temperament
- calm, friendly, docile
- Origin
- United States
- Comb
- rose
- Bantam size
- Available
- APA standard
- Recognized
- Conservation
- Graduated 2016 (no longer on the Conservation Priority List)
- Purpose
- dual
Good for
- cold climates
- beginners
- small runs
Watch out for
- not especially heat-hardy; provide shade
- can go broody
Looks and feathers
Silver Laced was the original variety (APA 1883); APA large-fowl varieties also include Golden Laced, Columbian, Buff, Black, Blue, White, Partridge, Silver Penciled. Blue Laced Red is not on the APA list.
Our drawing shows the most common US variety; colours vary.
Similar breeds
All breedsSources
- 1Accepted Breeds & VarietiesAmerican Poultry Association
- 2Silver Laced Wyandotte Day Old Chicks (product/breed profile)Meyer Hatchery
- 3Wyandotte Chicken (breed facts)The Livestock Conservancy
- 4Black Laced Silver Wyandottes (product/breed profile)Cackle Hatchery
- 5Wyandotte (breed page)My Pet Chicken
- 6Chicken Breeds & Varieties (A2880), incl. APA standard weightsUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension
Hatcheries often disagree on eggs a year; ranges span every source we read. How we check the facts.