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I don’t have a ton of experience with different chicken breeds, tbh, so maybe someone with more experience can chime in. But I will say our Sapphire Gem is a really gentle, docile breed and a great layer. I think Sapphire Gems are supposed to lay more than CQs, even, if you’re looking for...

Ours are definitely dominant. But the other breeds we have are docile breeds - sapphire gem, Rhode Island blue, New Hampshire red (lone adoptee), so that could be part of it. I haven’t heard that CQs are lower on the pecking order myself. I think one of the parents breeds, RIR, is known for...

Ofc they were from a TSC bin labeled Rhode Island Reds…which clearly no. So there’s that… The one has a strange comb huh! I don’t know why it has a weird spike in the back. Some variation of rose combs I suppose.

So there have been other threads arguing about the breeds of these two. The consensus was CQ - but a different stock. Apparently 2 different hatcheries breed CQs differently from what I understand. I believe these are Hoovers stock: https://www.hoovershatchery.com/cinnamonqueen.html I could be...

I have 2 CQs. They are flock leaders, but they’re very good leaders and always the first to spot hawks. One is high strung and very vocal, the other is laid back. We also have a small back yard flock in a small city and have no issues with noise complaints, even tho one is very vocal around...