Reviews by Xtina

I have two Wyandottes - a silver-laced and a gold-laced. They don't seem to be as good layers as my Barred Rock, but I don't keep good statistics. They are never willing to be held and they are difficult to catch. Yesterday, I caught the pair of them pecking at a newly cracked egg, and while all my birds have done this at one point, it was funny to me that the other two in the flock were outside the coop and the two Wyandottes were stealing an egg from me. The gold-laced wyandotte is the least friendly of any chicken I've ever had. The dogs are both afraid of her and she has pecked me and friends. I'm not afraid of her - I just grab her and flip her over when she threatens me and that has reduced her notion that she is dominant in our relationship, but it's worth noting that this breed is much less friendly than my Barred Rock. I won't go with Wyandottes again.

I should also add that this is my noisiest breed. One of them has gender identity issues and she crows in the morning. Thank God for my understanding neighbors.

This was a good chicken who was medium friendly. She didn't like to be held but she liked to perch on my shoulder, which was funny. However, one day I came home to a distraught sister bird and I found the RIR dead of unexplained causes. A friend told me this breed tends to lay so much that they wear themselves out and just die early. She was only 3 years old or so.

My Orp was an ok hen before she was eaten by a raccoon. She laid well, which is really all I really cared about, but she was the least friendly of my first three chickens. Didn't like to be held. However, she was much friendlier than the two Wyandottes I currently have.

After having owned five different chicken breeds (1 individual of each), I have to say that my favorite so far has been my Barred Rock. She is sweet, docile, will fall asleep in my arms, and she is still laying eggs at about 4 years old. A good bird.