My Blue Andalusian, Cloud, is a great layer, very pretty but very flightly.
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Andalusian Reviews
May 20, 2012 at 7:23 pm
May 6, 2012 at 1:16 pm
I currently own 1 Blue Andalusian cockrel and 1 Splash Andalusian pullet. The Blue started out being very friendly and warmed up to us quickly. But as he grew ( now 10 weeks old) he became more distant and skitish. He's not one of the firsts to run to us anymore and does not like to be caught. Both the Blue and the Splash I feel prefers to be left to themselves. Our Splash has never really liked being social. This breed looks nice but I feel they are not a good breed if you want chickens to interact with you. I will not be keeping any chicks that result from any mating.
January 24, 2012 at 11:10 pm
Pros: Huge white eggs, beautiful, great in any climate, friendly if handled sufficently
Cons: Likes to fly, can be noisy, gets sick easily, wary and distrusting if not handled enough
Cons: Likes to fly, can be noisy, gets sick easily, wary and distrusting if not handled enough
Last year I ordered an andalusian hen last year on the last week of May and I am very impressed. Andi lays huge white eggs every other day, is beautiful, handles the extreme cold very well despite a large comb, and is very friendly if you approach her in a non threatening way. But she can be very noisy if she is hungry and can't get food and flies a lot when I let her out. She was also very distrusting and wary when she was about 2 months. However with lots of socialization and handling she has become quite a sweetie. She also has gotten sick 4 times in her entire life, 1 time requiring antibiotics. However in my opinion the pros outweigh the cons. Would recommend these.
March 25, 2012 at 6:26 pm
Cons: rooster aggressove
the hen is very cute. she is slight of build and a good layer. very friendly and curious. the rooster on the other hand is very aggressive BUT he is a good rooster as he takes very good care of his hens
January 11, 2012 at 9:22 am
Pros: White Eggs Year Round
Cons: Flighty
Cons: Flighty
I love my Blue Andalusians. Despite having a large comb they have not gotten frostbite. These guys lay in the winter and are some of my most dedicated layers. They never go broody. They are flighty and fast. I love their eyecolor.
February 11, 2012 at 3:48 pm
Pros: Large white eggs year round, very friendly
Cons: Likes flying
Cons: Likes flying
Last year we started our chicken adventure, with four Blue Andalusian chicks. We have one black, one splash, one blue, and one were not sure where she belongs as far as color goes.(she's light blue) We love how different they are. They have been carried and cuddled right from the start and are very friendly. Even though it's winter now, the eggs keep coming. We added Barred Rocks to our chicken family mid summer, and pecking order was established quickly without any trouble. Despite the mix reviews on other websites, we have found the Andalusian's to be a joy all around. Glad we gave them a try. *Someone mentioned eyes, yes my light colored girls have great eyes, and beautiful legs. :)
March 2, 2012 at 3:57 am
Pros: lay lots of eggs
Cons: extremly flighty
Cons: extremly flighty
good birds only show the blues but roosters are loud and
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have there own territory
January 11, 2012 at 4:29 pm
Pros: Good egg layer
Cons: flighty
Cons: flighty
My blue andalusian hen is a good layer. She became friendly quick and I would love to get more in the future.
January 11, 2012 at 6:42 pm
I have always been very interested in the Blue Andalusians...think they will be on my "must order" list for chicks this spring!
February 12, 2012 at 3:26 am
Pros: The hens are curious, friendly, NOT broody and lay large white eggs just about all year around. Roosters are just beautiful!
Cons: Mine easily fly over a 6' fence to explore and will fly back in evening. BIG combs tend to freeze in extreme cold; I bring my roos inside below 15.
Cons: Mine easily fly over a 6' fence to explore and will fly back in evening. BIG combs tend to freeze in extreme cold; I bring my roos inside below 15.
Love this breed. I had gotten an Andalusian hen several years ago and she laid several eggs that an EE hatched out and the resulting mixes look so closely like the purebreds. I love this hen and ordered 16 more blue laced Andalusians from Welp hatchery last year.
Hens are so friendly and curious, do not mind being picked up. Roos are a little more flighty, just typical roos. I like the fact that they are not broody as my EE's go beserk all Spring trying to raise constantly. Would rather not have that. Andalusians lay an nice size white egg all through the Winter. The roosters are stunning!
Only con for me is they LOVE to fly, over anything. Several of mine fly over a 6' chain link fence, out of the pen to explore but they fly back in the evening...except for two hens who insist on roosting in my gazeebo. I carry them back every night. And the roosters have huge combs and wattles that tend to freeze so I bring them (3) in on extremely cold nights when the temperature goes below 15 degrees...
