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Mezleona: Haircuts seem like a good idea. I should give that a try! rdcowman: Do not worry! Care for them is essentially the same as it is for any chicken. As long as you have your girl ranging in a flock, she should not leave the others unless threatened by a predator.

Lil 2 UYour birds sound fantastic!My EE is hand-raised and hand-feed often as well, but I still notice that she is very reluctant to approach me. She is a character! 

yyz0yyz0 I am sorry to hear that you had that experience. It is extremely bizarre that your EE took a whole year to lay!

yyz0yyz0 I am sorry to hear that you had that experience. It is extremely bizarre that your EE took a whole year to lay!

Yup, they are fantastic :)

My experience with Welsummers have been great! PROS: She is very pretty. I love her golden nape (back of neck) feathers. Her eggs are amazing! I love their dark color! She is a consistent and reliable layer. She is very predator-aware and free-ranges well. She always stays with the...

My Polish is enormously funny, but she does seem to suffer from some problems, may of which originate from her signature "hairdo" PROS: She is the funniest-looking chicken. The laughs she provokes make the troubles that her feathers cause her not quite as bad. I expected her laying to be...

My EE gives me little room to complain about her. PROS: Her eggs are SO beautiful and they catch the eyes of visitors frequently, and she is quite diligent in her laying practices. She is the most animated of my girls. Whenever I walk to the coop, she flies onto a perch on the side of...