Hemlock Hollow
Chirping
Hi everyone,
I've raised chickens for almost ten years, but my flock has always been mixed odds and ends. Due to being away at college, I'm down to my last 3 chickens. I thought it would be really cool to have my own flock to breed, grow, sell youngsters from, and help perfect. I don't show birds and don't really have an interest or time for that, but I do appreciate the importance of confirmation.
I've done some research, but having never delved into the world of pure breeds, I still am ignorant on a lot of things. Are there any breeds recommended to fit?
Here's a check list of my dream flock. Do you think some of the breeds I listed below would fit?
-Rare or Heritage Breed- I feel since I would have a small flock (no more than 25 birds, though a lot more land for them to free range) I could help a breed grow healthy and strong.
-No bantums
-Good foragers, with alertness due to the fact I live in the middle of the woods Also, we got chickens originally to help keep our snake populations down.
-Decent Egg Layers, but I'm willing to butcher excess roosters for meat, Medium-large eggs or better
-Pretty to look at, maybe some variety or colors so I can tell apart individuals.
-Occasionally broody (but there are other ways I could circumvent this problem)
-Cold is more of a problem than heat
Breeds that caught my eye so far: Are these reasonable?
-Blue Andalusion
-Campine
-Cream Legbar- They autosex which is interesting to me... But can they be shown or anything like that by other people?)
-Java
-German Bielefelder
-Swedish Flower
Thank you!!!
I've raised chickens for almost ten years, but my flock has always been mixed odds and ends. Due to being away at college, I'm down to my last 3 chickens. I thought it would be really cool to have my own flock to breed, grow, sell youngsters from, and help perfect. I don't show birds and don't really have an interest or time for that, but I do appreciate the importance of confirmation.
I've done some research, but having never delved into the world of pure breeds, I still am ignorant on a lot of things. Are there any breeds recommended to fit?
Here's a check list of my dream flock. Do you think some of the breeds I listed below would fit?
-Rare or Heritage Breed- I feel since I would have a small flock (no more than 25 birds, though a lot more land for them to free range) I could help a breed grow healthy and strong.
-No bantums
-Good foragers, with alertness due to the fact I live in the middle of the woods Also, we got chickens originally to help keep our snake populations down.
-Decent Egg Layers, but I'm willing to butcher excess roosters for meat, Medium-large eggs or better
-Pretty to look at, maybe some variety or colors so I can tell apart individuals.
-Occasionally broody (but there are other ways I could circumvent this problem)
-Cold is more of a problem than heat
Breeds that caught my eye so far: Are these reasonable?
-Blue Andalusion
-Campine
-Cream Legbar- They autosex which is interesting to me... But can they be shown or anything like that by other people?)
-Java
-German Bielefelder
-Swedish Flower
Thank you!!!