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...
this is one funky chicken! she or he cracks us up! we call it eleanor or elvis... kind of looks like elvis' cool jumpsuit!! does anyone have any idea what this is???? we know its a cochin.....
Elvis is a crazy looking man. Hopefully he'll be much nicer looking once he grows in the rest of his feathers...
~Meg~ The remaining 6 of my original 7 barred rocks are 3yrs old and happily divided between a friend and my mom. Laying: 2 Partridge Rocks, 1 Columbian Wyandotte and 2 Black Australorps. 14 weeks: 3 bantam Araucana. Cowed to chicken math and sharing my bedroom with 8 BBS Ameraucana mixes.
~Meg~ The remaining 6 of my original 7 barred rocks are 3yrs old and happily divided between a friend and my mom. Laying: 2 Partridge Rocks, 1 Columbian Wyandotte and 2 Black Australorps. 14 weeks: 3 bantam Araucana. Cowed to chicken math and sharing my bedroom with 8 BBS Ameraucana mixes.
What a cute little roo! He looks like he may be a mixed color...maybe barred?
I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.
I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.
poor little elvis :) he's just funky..... guess we will have to wait and see what kind of feathers he grows.... lol!!!! I will have to update the pic here in a couple of days! :)
THANK YOU!!!!!! any other suggestions or if someone knows... let me know lol!
Wendy, chemist, mama to 4 human children, a crazy Husky/Australian Shepherd cross dog, a cat, several fish, bunnies, 17 goats,and our ever growing flock of chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese.
My oldest son is breeding BBS Orps! Looking for breeding stock!
Wendy, chemist, mama to 4 human children, a crazy Husky/Australian Shepherd cross dog, a cat, several fish, bunnies, 17 goats,and our ever growing flock of chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese.
My oldest son is breeding BBS Orps! Looking for breeding stock!
He's beginning to look a little better folks!!! What do ya think???? Good ole Elvis and his feathery jumpsuit!! :) You can read more about my chicks on my new blog... i love blogging lol. www.fruittreehillhannibal.blogspot.com