When this breed was admitted to the Standard of Perfection in 1883 as the Silver-Laced Wyandotte, it was decided to consolidate the breed’s many names. This proved to be a wise move, for ...

Here are 14 of our favourite chicken breeds from around the world. ... Comes in black, gold-spangled and silver-spangled (the most common) and is named after the lace bonnets worn in the Appenzell ...

While silver spangled Hamburgs are MacDonald's favourite breed, he likes to try new ones. He'll buy mature breeding stock and then raise the chickens from them.