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Just out of curiosity ....
If you were to choose a single heritage breed, which would you choose and why?
If you were to choose a single heritage breed, which would you choose and why?
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I loved the marans rooster, but the hens spent a lot of their time causing all kinds of disruption amongst the girls.What was supposed to be my Marans girls turned out to be boys so I can't really say. Altogether, I have RIRs, EEs, BRs, Brahmas, 1 BO, 1 Polish, 1 Dutch leghorn, and the Marans. My Marans boys are by far the best all around. Superb leader, gentleman, flock protector, food finder, hawk watcher, crow teaching, gentle and proper with the ladies but will also eat right out of your hand softer than any of the others. Very careful to be tender. Demands respect although he's not the biggest roo. Complete confidence in being a wild chicken but smart enough to be tamed too. The younger marans, (5th roo from the top in the order) although only recently discovered as a roo, has the same personality and all of the beginning traits as the top roo. Just the most perfect of roos. I can only imagine what the ladies would be like.
X2True heritage birds, Barred Rocks, hands down. Look at this guy (from Fred's Hen's post, not my bird by any means) and if you have to ask why Rocks, you just don't get it. Non-heritage birds, I'd probably go with Easter eggers. I love visual variety and they'd give me that in both the flock and the egg basket.
True heritage birds, Barred Rocks, hands down. Look at this guy (from Fred's Hen's post, not my bird by any means) and if you have to ask why Rocks, you just don't get it.
Non-heritage birds, I'd probably go with Easter eggers. I love visual variety and they'd give me that in both the flock and the egg basket.