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...
I want one of those so bad... He is gorgeous! As for names, he is a red bird, and is very stocky, so you should name it something powerful sounding. Like, Magma or something. Any other suggestions?
Owner of 6 rabbits, 5 hens, an Anole, and a Frog My hens:Dipsy the Polish, Doodle the Orpington, Raven the Silkie, and Tulip and Opal, the Easter Egger bantam buddies~ “No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” - Buddha I am the queen of the diamondback terrapins!
Owner of 6 rabbits, 5 hens, an Anole, and a Frog My hens:Dipsy the Polish, Doodle the Orpington, Raven the Silkie, and Tulip and Opal, the Easter Egger bantam buddies~ “No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” - Buddha I am the queen of the diamondback terrapins!
yes he does i also have a buff cochin bantam same as his but the buff one is older and also have a red one i got a couple of bantams
Ohhh!!!! I love feather slippers!!! I am wanting to hatch a few Cochin (not sure if I am going to do Banty's or Standard yet) next year just so I can have some feather feet :-)
Mother of 1 boy, 4 cats, 4 dogs, 2 turtles, 10+ Zebra/Pink Convicts, 2 Comet Goldfish 'Jaws and Moby Dick', 30 chickens (4 Red Stars, 5 Eggers, 1 Egger Roo , 3 Cochins, 3 Wyandottes, 2 Batnty's, 2 Sexlinks, 2 Rhodies,1 Plymouth Rock, 5 Mixed breeds, 1 Austrolop, and 1 Japanese Banty Roo), 3 Scovies, and 3 bunnies (Bunny, Clyde, Athena) ..... It is never a dull day in our zoo :)