Hyper_Chicken05
Songster
Hello everyone, I have room for another chicken but i cant decide between these 4. I am looking for Friendliness and how docile they are. Egg rate does not matter that much.
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Hello, I won't vote because I haven't had a Cochin or a Silkie and I've heard that Silkies are adorable and love cuddles, but can't confirm from personal experience! But between a Wyandotte and a Light Sussex I would go for Light Sussex. My Wyandotte is the most flighty and quickest to dodge a pat (less so when being fed). Perhaps those with more experience with Wyandottes can give more advice. I have two Light Sussex at the moment. They were both not so keen to be touched or held as chicks, but now at 8 weeks old, both will hop into my lap when I'm holding food (any food really, doesn't need to be treats), will eat out of my hand and will tolerate being held while I pat them.Hello everyone, I have room for another chicken but i cant decide between these 4. I am looking for Friendliness and how docile they are. Egg rate does not matter that much.
Bantam Cochins? I callAdding a single bird to an existing flock is never easy but a silkie would be particularly vulnerable because they look different and that can cause the others to bully them and also with their vaulted skull, they can be prone to head injury if pecked, so for that reason alone I would not choose a silkie. Of the remaining 3, for friendliness I would probably go with the cochin.... are you intending to get bantam or large fowl and what breeds does your existing flock consist of, as that can be a factor. Adding a bantam to a large fowl flock can work if you don't have more dominant breeds like RIR but it is generally not a good idea to keep a single bantam with a LF flock. If you are intending large fowl, I would probably go with the cochin. Second choice would be the Light Sussex as regards friendliness.
Oh, i am from new zealand so i would refer to them the same way british people do. (Our english practically comes from you guys. But that majority thing is understandableLike you, I would normally refer to bantam cochins as pekins (I'm in the UK) and the large fowl version, cochins, but the majority of members here on BYC are from the USA and to them, bantam cochins are bantam cochins and pekins are ducks. I was not sure what they were referred to in your part of the world, so went with the majority term.