Honestly, they are great birds. We have 2 boys freeranging together and neither one has ever gotten the least bit aggressive with us and they are very polite to their girls as well. No missing...
We love our Nankin hen. She's very sweet and good natured, excellent bird for beginners or kids. She comes when called, she's an excellent bug hunter, likes to sit on your lap (or head, or...
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....
I will start by saying that I love Australorps. In fact, my very favorite hen is an Australorp. She is such a sweet chicken and just let's you walk right up to her to pick her up. She doesn't run...
~Annhttp://www.birchrunfarms.com Home of extraordinary large fowl: Araucanas, Blue Wheaten/Wheaten Ameraucanas, French Cuckoo Marans and Buff Leghorns. I breed for exhibition quality.
~Annhttp://www.birchrunfarms.com Home of extraordinary large fowl: Araucanas, Blue Wheaten/Wheaten Ameraucanas, French Cuckoo Marans and Buff Leghorns. I breed for exhibition quality.
Eccentric old crone, village herbalist, wife and mother to 4 great kids; 2 curious grandsons; and owned by 10 lazy cats (including Lazarus, our miracle); 1 African Gray; 3 muscovies; a pond full of gold fish and far too many chickens to count!
Eccentric old crone, village herbalist, wife and mother to 4 great kids; 2 curious grandsons; and owned by 10 lazy cats (including Lazarus, our miracle); 1 African Gray; 3 muscovies; a pond full of gold fish and far too many chickens to count!
I have a wonderful husband and seven year old son, two dogs - male Weimaraner and male Cairn Terrier, two cats, four purebred Norwegian Fjord Horses. As for chickens, I have Silkies (splash, white, blue, buff and grey), Buff Orpingtons, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Speckled Sussex, Australorps, one Rhode Island Red hen and one Phoenix hen.
I have a wonderful husband and seven year old son, two dogs - male Weimaraner and male Cairn Terrier, two cats, four purebred Norwegian Fjord Horses. As for chickens, I have Silkies (splash, white, blue, buff and grey), Buff Orpingtons, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Speckled Sussex, Australorps, one Rhode Island Red hen and one Phoenix hen.