She will eat out of your hand, but not a overly friendly chicken. Even when not broody, though, you do not try to take her newly laid egg if she is still in the nesting box. She has drawn blood and left beak marks on my hand a few times. Lol
I've seen the Iowa Blue hens (not so much the...
Name: The Brown-spot Hen
Age: 1 year
Breed: Iowa Blue
Gender: Hen
She has a brown-spot on top right of her head that she's had since she was hatched. Shown with her Iowa Blue X Australorp cross chicks.
Name: The Brown-spot Hen
Age: 1 year
Breed: Iowa Blue
Gender: Hen
Other: My fiercest hen, she hatched a clutch of 15 with 100% hatch rate. You do not touch her eggs when she's in the nest. She will try to rip your hand off. Lol Great momma. The chicks are Iowa Blue X Australorp...
Hi all! My name is Tisha. I live in SE Iowa with my boyfriend and our family of furred, hooved, and feathered friends. Currently we are raising free-ranging chickens for eggs and natural insect control. Eventually, we will raise for meat, as well. I work on a small organic dairy farm...