I love these little birds. The roosters are easy to get along with and take very good care of their ladies (though early on, a little too much care - the boys are quite hormonal early on and mature very early). They lay nice sized medium to large light brown eggs and are easy keepers. My little flock roams our acreage and we have every predator known to man, other breeds disappear, my Iowa Blues take good care of themselves.
They can be a little flighty, but easily calm down with handling and I've never had one be aggressive to humans. The males will spar and may need to be separated as they mature very early. Currently, the breed is under recovery with a small group of people working towards bringing them back. At this time they are smaller than I would like to see and could use selection towards their original purpose as a dual purpose breed.
Plucky and charasmatic, the Iowa Blue has a delightful personality, very expressive faces, tails held at a jaunty 80 degrees. Definitely a breed to enjoy and I could watch their antics for hours.
They can be a little flighty, but easily calm down with handling and I've never had one be aggressive to humans. The males will spar and may need to be separated as they mature very early. Currently, the breed is under recovery with a small group of people working towards bringing them back. At this time they are smaller than I would like to see and could use selection towards their original purpose as a dual purpose breed.
Plucky and charasmatic, the Iowa Blue has a delightful personality, very expressive faces, tails held at a jaunty 80 degrees. Definitely a breed to enjoy and I could watch their antics for hours.