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Leghorn

The Cutest

A review on: Leghorn
Chicken Goddess

Pros: Good egg layers / Fluffy / Friendly

Cons: Squirm when holding / make a mess in the yard

Leghorns are great egg laying chickens. They are friendly to other Leghorns and can easily fly. The only problems is that they are bad in the pecking order and they can make a mess of the yard. My Leghorn has a habit of kicking dirt out of the pot.
Very friendly chickens, good layers, and beautiful
Very friendly chickens, good layers, and beautiful

Australorp

Pros: Very sweet temperament, lovely color, great layers

Cons: Can't think of any

Great Chickens! Love them!
Great Chickens! Love them!

Silkie

Pros: Cute, Fluffy, sweet, fun to watch

Cons: Not great egg layers, broody often

Lovely and Inquisitive
Lovely and Inquisitive

Speckled Sussex

Pros: Pretty, friendly, fit right in with the older flock, lays large light brown eggs

Cons: My husband doesn't like her because she is aggressive to his little cockerel

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Aloha Chickens

Aloha Chickens

Aloha Chickens are a project bird being bred primarily in Arizona and more recently the Midwest. This is a mixed strain, in progress, and not an actual finished breed yet. However, there is a unique bloodline to Aloha Chickens that came from some Mexican game-type Mottled stock discovered in the southern area of Phoenix, AZ. This unique line is not found in any other existing commercial...

Amber Star Hybrid

Amber Star Hybrid

“ These are real sweeties, mine would jump straight up onto my knees and beg for attention. Tamed easily even when you've not reared them yourselves. Loved being handled and don't object to watching TV on the sofa with you. Lap cat of the chicken world.   Fairly hardy and pretty for a hybrid too. Absolutely devastating when you lose them though :( ” --Ribbit

100% Positive Reviews
Amber Whites

Amber Whites

“ I got this bird for my new flock,so I didn't know anything about it but it turned out to be a great layer and goes broody at the right times!!!I love my AW(Amber White) ” --ZakoHero

100% Positive Reviews
Ameraucana

Ameraucana

“ Ameraucanas are georgeous birds. My favorite variety are the blue, but i love them all (white, black, buff, wheaten, blue wheaten, brown red, silver and the un accepted colors too lavender and splash). The blue eggs they lay are so pretty too. Personally Ameraucanas are my favorite breed. The first chicken I ever had was an ameruacana. I love to show them. All of mine are docile, really cold...” --CCCCCCCCHICKENS

92% Positive Reviews
American Game

American Game

“   The American Game is a wonderful breed of bird. They are beautiful and they come in many different colors.  For color and beauty they deserve a five star.  But there are some cons to owning them.  The biggest con is what other people think about you when they find out you are raising Gamefowl.  Everyone seems to have an opinion on this subject and most of them are...” --Jungleexplorer

100% Positive Reviews
Ancona

Ancona

“ Acquired these two girls from someone who wasn't supposed to have them in the city. They were still pullets. They lay one egg every other day between the two of them. Have not noted them to be particularly flighty, however, when they do decide to take wing, they have more height and distance than any other breed in our flock. Was surprised by the height of comb and the spurs on the hens, we...” --techpeak

86% Positive Reviews
Andalusian

Andalusian

“ My Blue Andalusian, Silver, is one of my favorite chickens.  She is seven months old and is a delightful member of the flock. Her coloring and lacing is just beautiful even though she is a hatchery chick.  She lays a medium to large white egg 6 days a week with an occasional jumbo.  She fits in well with my flock and does not pick on the other girls, but does stand up for...” --nova022

94% Positive Reviews
Appenzeller Spitzhauben

Appenzeller Spitzhauben

“ neat breed. nice to look at. keeps you smiling, some are very friendly. ” --lookingaround

100% Positive Reviews
Araucana

Araucana

“ I have a black araucana. she is sooo CUTE!! They are very interested in things and dont squirm when you hold them. try to get a black one, their feathers shine in the sun green and purple! Wicked ” --Chicken Goddess

100% Positive Reviews
Aseel

Aseel

“ I am new to these and only have a pair at the moment. But they are very tame, let me pick them up and eat out of my hand with no "training". Very broody, among the best, better than silkies. Not at all people aggressive, but should idealy be kept in pairs. Have been integrated into non-gamefowl flocks when young and preferably free-ranging, no other cocks. Intelligent. And good rangers. Poor...” --fowlsessed

100% Positive Reviews
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