White Faced Black Spanish Reviews

We have a beautiful, 4yr. old bantam Roo, Mr. Blackie LongFeathers (my young grandson named him) that is the best rooster I've ever had.  There is not a mean bone in his body and he takes really good care of his flock!  He is also a very good father, he will actually help the hen find food for the chick.

I find that the hens are skittish and more than shy.  They hide themselves in the top of trees when they are frightened and won't come down for quite a while. They are consistent layers of white eggs and make good mothers.  These birds do fly, esp. the bantams, so make sure you either fence them from top to bottom (they do handle confinement) or let them free range.  They are very cautious and it takes a extremely sneaky predator to get the drop on them.

Really cool looking birds! Hard to find novelty. Excellent layers. Can fly reasonably well with their light build. The large combs some get can flop over and obstruct vision, or can be prone to frostbite depending on coop ventilation. Not an issue on strains with a smaller single comb.

It takes some time for the white faces to mature, you can spot a young bird that is less than a year old by the amount of white, since that doesn't come until later, after one year of age. They will have more white than other chickens, but it doesn't pop up over night. At laying age they still look reasonably "normal".

Good foragers that also handle confinement well.