Reviews by Lothiriel

I don't have turkeys yet, but when I do get them, it'll be Narragansetts. A friend of ours has a hen named Waldo and she is the sweetest thing ever. Has to be with you, watches what you're doing, and if she chooses, she'll hop in the truck and come home with you ... if you let her.

I've had my 7 guineas for 8 weeks now. They are amazing. At first I was worried they'd be crazy and wild and never come near me, etc. But careful training on my part has given me some sweet and friendly little critters. They're not as friendly as my chicks, and I never expected them to be. But they will eat out of my hand, run around my feet when I go into their pen, and let me pet them while they eat.

They are definitely not as loud as I was expecting, either. In fact, my hens (chickens) are louder than them! I find their sounds very sweet and entertaining. Their antics are adorable as well.

I've wanted guineas for years now, and am thrilled to have them. I can hardly wait for them to be old enough to get out and free range! (Though I currently do have that one worry that they won't come back when I let them out... They probably will since they love their millet and I have it.... but that little nagging voice still is there.)


Here's my Buff Dundotte, Helen...

Delawares are a wonderful dual purpose breed. Both males and females produce very good meat and the hens are loyal in their egg laying services. My experience has been mostly good. I picked a trio out of a lot I bought for meat. The rooster was a real sweetheart (until a bad experience turned him mean) and the hens were the same. They did eat a lot, but that's to be expected since Dellies are more on the heavy side of dual purpose. Overall, I loved them and definitely will try to get into breeding them.

Australorps are one of my favorite breeds. Not only are they a beautiful bird, but they have very sweet personalities and the hens have very long production lives. I will definitely keep at least 1 Australorp in my flock. I hope to one day have a breeding flock of them.

While I love a lot of breeds, and say that a lot of them are some of the best, Plymouth Rocks (barred variety) rank #1 in my book, forever. Excellent laying life, very hardy and excellent at foraging, friendliest personalities, etc. It's all in their favor. =) I will never be without Barred Rocks.

So far my experience with EEs has been mediocre. I love my 3 girls and they are sweet, but their egg-laying habits have been rather poor. The 2 I got in April started laying and then quit, and then molted, and now have finished molting and still aren't laying. The one I got in August has not started yet. I love the looks, the colors, etc., and when I got eggs I loved them too. To be completely honest, I'm not sure I'll be getting many more EEs in the future.