Posts by UrbanEnthusiast

Quote: Originally Posted by ChickensAreSweet  I believe your little guy is a Fayoumi:   here Fayoumi: http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGD/Fayu/BRKFayoumi.html   here is a...

So how often do they go broody?

Quote: Originally Posted by shelbydog  One of my dogs was mauled to death by a pit-border collie mix in November. The pitmix was about 9 months old and my dog 10 years old. Who owned the pitmix? We did, got him as a small...

Don't get a barn cat as they are just as likely to kill wildlife as rats and mice.

centrarchid, do you think an Egyptian Fayoumis rooster might work?

All very good info here! Thank you!!

Thanks for the tips. Not sure where I'm going to get a bunch of golden-spangled and golden-penciled Hamburg hens (don't want white plumage if I can avoid it) plus an American Game rooster, but I've got a year or so to figure it out.

Quote: Originally Posted by centrarchid  If behavior is of particular interest, then consider either American Games or "Red Jungle Fowl".  The latter are seldom truely wild but still exhibit a broad range of...

I actually like flighty nervous chickens. More fun to watch. Don't know what type of property we'll wind up on, but hopefully neighbors won't mind if chickens range on their property.

I will get a rooster if we can. We're not talking major acreage here so it will depend heavily upon neighbors, as well as my own problems with light sleeping. Game roosters are notoriously loud, right?