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...
My daughters and I built my 8 X 12 coop a few years ago, and it cost me about $500. It's always better to err on the side of building larger rather than smaller! Chickens have a way of becoming addictive!!
We built my chicken coop out of stuff we found laying in the alley and on vacant lots. Election time is a great time to collect coop materials. Politicians put up a lot of signs that they never seem to take down afterward. Especially if they lose.
My hens live in the Obama "Hope" coop. Hope they lay eggs.
My chickens have no idea nor do they care that they are living in a ghetto coop.