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21hens-incharge said:
My personal experience is that the sex links tend to be aggressive with pretty much any other chicken.

My Australorp are hatchery stock. They are very even tempered and great layers. They follow me around the yard but none of my birds are raised to be lap chickens.

I kept my bantams in with them for many years without ever an issue from them.

The bantams are separated now because I foolishly got 2 BSL and once again they have proven to be less then mild mannered.

I did have California Whites that were VERY not leghorn like. They were very friendly and awesome layers. I plan to get more when I add birds.
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Wow, this is great info, thanks! Everyone keeps saying I should get Sexlinks. But I have a pretty mixed flock with a lot of banties, and want everyone to get along! I'm leaning more towards Australorps, I think. How big are you guys'? I've read varying reports of their size/weight. Are they on the bigger or smaller side?

Also, do any of you have any experience with Speckled Sussex? I hear they are very sweet, and good layers (and to me they look like Mille Fleur D'Uccles which I love!)
 
I do have SS. They get fat easy! They really NEED to be on range. Mine have been similar to the BA in behavior but not great layers.
Pretty though, so may be worth it for color!

My Aussies are tall but weigh about 5 pounds live weight for the bigger girls.

I wish the picture of my bantam next to my Aussie was on this device so you could SEE.
We are headed to do fence repair for Hubby's boss. Wind damage and aged posts so gonna do some digging.
:smack not happy about that.
 
21hens-incharge said:
I do have SS. They get fat easy! They really NEED to be on range. Mine have been similar to the BA in behavior but not great layers.
Pretty though, so may be worth it for color!

My Aussies are tall but weigh about 5 pounds live weight for the bigger girls.

I wish the picture of my bantam next to my Aussie was on this device so you could SEE.
We are headed to do fence repair for Hubby's boss. Wind damage and aged posts so gonna do some digging.
:smack not happy about that.
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Oh, bummer, I thought I could have SS in my runs. I can't free range in my area, too many predators. Guess that breed is out! :(

Five pounds is nothing. I'm really leaning toward the 'lorps!

Thanks for all the great advice, y'all are the best! <mwahhh!>
 
pitbullmomma said:
I was either gonna get them from MPC or the Agway or TSC by us....I love MPC except my EE like I said has a really sh*tty personality and they're supposed to be awesome and lovey!



I mean no disrespect! But their necks really freak me out. I don't think I could get past that, they remind me of wrnkled, old-man penii...
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i think MPC is over priced for hatchery quality birds :oops: for cheap hatchery birds i go ideal out of TX

and YES, they do very much remind me of one of those, but if they arent FULLY NN they arent as scary looking

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not my image but these are aloha NNs

pitbullmomma said:
Wow, this is great info, thanks! Everyone keeps saying I should get Sexlinks. But I have a pretty mixed flock with a lot of banties, and want everyone to get along! I'm leaning more towards Australorps, I think. How big are you guys'? I've read varying reports of their size/weight. Are they on the bigger or smaller side?

Also, do any of you have any experience with Speckled Sussex? I hear they are very sweet, and good layers (and to me they look like Mille Fleur D'Uccles which I love!)
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I have read good things about SS might want to ask duluthralphie he breeds and shows them
 
I got out of going to fix fences! :celebrate

My SS are kept in the run. To help them out I give challenges. I put straw down and everyone has to work for the scratch. For 24 birds in the big house I only put one cup of scratch out per day.
The one I have now was in a group of rescues. She is maintaining a good weight without getting all fat.

I do still prefer the Australorp.
 
21hens-incharge said:
I got out of going to fix fences! :celebrate

My SS are kept in the run. To help them out I give challenges. I put straw down and everyone has to work for the scratch. For 24 birds in the big house I only put one cup of scratch out per day.
The one I have now was in a group of rescues. She is maintaining a good weight without getting all fat.

I do still prefer the Australorp.
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Do you have pictures of yours??
 
You need at least five or six faverolles, and a handful of dominiques.:lau
pitbullmomma said:
OK, so I have been wasting my time (as hubby loves to put it) poring over breeds of chicks that I will get in the spring, as

1.) You can never have enough chickens (obv).
2.) My flock of 14--as you know--really SUCKS at egg laying.

I composed a flow chart comparing different breeds and their unique characteristics. My qualifications are: super friendly, doglike, and sweet, smallish body size (much as I want Faverolles, they are too big with little wienie eggs) and lots of beautiful, delicious eggs (preferably laid before 27+ weeks!)

I have narrowed it down to the following: Sussex, Sex-Link (Star, Comet, ISA Brown, etc.), and Australorp. My one EE has quite a sucky personality and is terrified of me, so that's why I didn't include them.

So, for you experienced chicken people (as I'm still a rank newbie), which do you think is best, and why? Should I just get one of each? I am going to make my next choices more practical and less based on whim and appearance, although I love my useless, yard candy chickens <said tongue in cheek of course, I love them>.

Thanks in advance!! Love yas~

Cindi
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