Reading Hurd's Modern Poultry Farming reminded me that Wyandottes were one of the most popular general purpose breeds not long ago. Now recognized in nine color varieties, White Wyandottes were poet Robert Frost's favorite. He memorialized one in his poem,
A Blue Ribbon at Amesbury.
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| Her golden leg, her coral comb... |
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| Her fluff of plumage, white as chalk... |
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| She lingers at the feeding trough... |
Clearly, they are breeder and veterinarian Don Monke's favorite, too. These lovely birds are his. He is also president of the
Wyandotte Breeders of America.
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