Hamburg

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Pros: beautiful, good egg layers, friendly, alert, hardy

Cons: they fly high, and can jump very high

I have a pair of female silver spangled Hamburgs. They are really close to wild birds. They like to lay their eggs outside the coop in a corner away from everyone else. They attempt to roost right before sundown, so we have to be alert because they can jump really high, and like to try to roost on the fence! They are high fliers, so you must clip their wings. Pictures don't do them justice, there is a beautiful green sheen on their black polka dots. I find mine to be very friendly, and very busy. They have a loud call when they are excited about something, different from my other breeds of chickens. They lay small to medium eggs, and so far I get an egg either every day, or every other day from my pair. 

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Pros: Spirited, Resilient, Precocious

Cons: Can be very, very precocious

  I received 14 Silver Spangled Hamburg chicks from McMurry hatchery last spring.  I lost 2 a few days after they arrived and the third a month later from a hawk attack.  The remaining 10 pullets and 1 cockerel have turned out to be very resilient birds.  The cock looks almost pheasant-like with its' low station and long tail.  The pullets make very wild noises when on alert and can be quite pugnacious.  There is a certain wildness to them that I haven't experienced with any other breed.  They're often termed as flighty but mine just don't seem to care to be around people.  They're just too busy off in the pine forest foraging.  And they are by no means afraid of me and will come right up and take food from my hand when offered.  

  They are definitely a free ranging breed.  I would imagine if not given enough space, they would turn out to be very ornery and cruel to their flock mates.

  Although my Silver Spangles are beautiful, next time I would go with Silver Penciled as I think it would make for a better camouflaged bird.

  The eggs are small but plentiful and most of us Americans don't need to be eating Xtra-large/Jumbo size eggs anyways.

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Pros: Very Handsome roo

Cons: He is a ******* to the other chickens

he crows a lot, & he is very aggressive sometimes, when he crows we say its Samuel L. Jackson yelling "what in the hell!!"

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Pros: Beatiful, cool tail, lays almost every day

Cons: flighty, skittish, eggs are small

Hamburgs are really pretty.  I love heir paterns, colors, and tail.  They lay a beatiful (but tiny) white egg almost every day.  But they are very skittish and flighty.  Mine flew onto my roof! Lastly they are a little small which landed mine a place at the bottom of the pecking order! 

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Pros: Friendly, Quiet, Active

Cons: Flighty

The hen that I have is very flighty but she's nice and calm. She lays great eggs but only about twice a week.

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Pros: Self-reliant

Cons: Flighty

I love these guys. Bought a straight run from Meyer for my son for 4-H. Will be culling some roos this fall, but for now, these are the hardiest little chicks I've ever seen. They came out of the brooder at three weeks, and have been free ranging for a week now. Very good at sticking together in a tight flock, very self-reliant, and VERY opinionated as far as where they want to go and what they want to do. Haven't integrated with the rest of the flock yet. Sleep in our mulberry tree. Very spirited chickens. Love em.

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Pros: Reliable layer, pretty

Cons: Flighty, timid, small eggs

My hamburg is beautiful but is so flighty and timid that she actually made herself into a target. It took almost a month for her to calm down enough for the big girls to accept her when we integrated the new girls in. She gives us about 4 eggs a week and so far hasn't stopped this year.

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Pros: clean and compact

Cons: a little flighty

Beautifull Girls. They look like Dalmations ! Small and quick, they dont look like a classic chicken at all. But, they are awesome for diversity in your flock. They lay small white eggs, you cant handle them very easily, they are fast and tend to fly more then the others. They are great in confinement and are very alert when free ranging. Cold wether is not an issue for these girls. They are VERY clean and never have a feather thats dirty or out of place. The females that I have have very pretty tails that stick straight up in a straight line unlike the others who have spread out tail feathers.......Nice tight combs that never have any freeze issue no matter how cold it gets.

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Pros: Excellent to his women!

Cons: none

I LOVE my Hamburg rooster, Romeo!!! He is gorgeous, very gentle with all the girls, and eats from my hand.  They all free range and I chose him as he is a great forager, and able to escape predators easier than heavy breeds.  I try to give him special treats, and he happily takes them, but then ALWAYS gives them to one of his gals ~ very sweet.  He keeps such an eye on the whereabouts of the flock and if one is too far off, he runs like mad, fusses at her, and brings her back, every time!  Great birds!

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Pros: they appear lively hearty

Cons: n/a

All I know is they are a must for me. I want some so please contact me

Hamburg
Description:

There is a bit of a toss up on the exact origin of this breed. According to Craig Russell, a renowned poultry historian, they originated in Turkey. It is also believed they are obviously linked to Hamburg, Germany, even though their origin may not be from there.

Details:
DetailValue
Breed PurposeOrnamental
CombRose
BroodinessSeldom
Climate ToleranceAll Climates
Egg ProductivityMedium
Egg SizeSmall
Egg ColorWhite
Breed TemperamentWild / restless,Flighty
Breed Colors/VarietiesWhite, Black, Silver Spangled, Gold Spangled, Silver Penciled, Gold Penciled
Breed SizeLarge Fowl
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Model Name/TypeMPNEAN/UPC

Chicken Breed Info:

Breed Purpose: Ornamental
Comb: Rose
Broodiness: Seldom
Climate Tolerance: All Climates

General Egg Info:

Egg Productivity: High
Egg Size: Small
Egg Color: White

Breed Temperament:

Wild / restless,Flighty

Breed Colors / Varieties:

White, Black, Silver Spangled, Gold Spangled, Silver Penciled, Gold Penciled

Breed Details:

Conservation status: Watch Size: Cock 26 oz.; Hen 22 oz. My personal experience with these lovely birds is that they are naturally flighty and like to keep their distance from humans, but the hand-raised birds can become more like pets. A great website to find out more about Hamburgs is http://www.northamericanhamburgs.com/

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