Lakenvelder

This was just my personal Lakenvelder probably, but oh my goodness she ruined it for me. No more lakenvelders for us. She was a very flighty, didn't lay well(maybe an egg every 2 weeks), would attack anything including people, and not to mention absolutely insane. The only time she wasn't crazy was when she was attacked by our australorp and she was really chill, but I think it was because she hurt so bad. I hope you all had better luck than me. My girl has spurs, huge red comb and wattles. She has every single rooster characteristic, except she layed eggs.

Mine are a week old, so I don't have a lot to judge on yet, but they've been so full of character that I was afraid I'd forget some of their antics by the time they reach maturity. I'll update when they do. I have a golden, Hornet, and a silver, Owlet. They are from Ideal Hatchery. I bought them at a feed store while traveling, and had them in a box. They began to fly out on Day 2. The box was 2 or 3 times their height. It was impossible to put them down for a nap, they wouldn't sleep at all during the day. So far, I have not seen them nap. They prefer to explore. When they were in their box, I'd leave the room, and 5 minutes later, I'd find them "foraging" in the kitchen. They love people, run right up to me when I come home. I ended up taking them outside, because it was warm and sunny. They had no problem with the weather, and were able to stay outside for a little less than an hour. Right now, I am watching them run around on the floor, eating crumbled mealworm and hopping about. They have not been aggressive with my other chicks, unlike my Sumatras. Neither one has been phased by bigger chicks, or any thing else for that matter. They seem more clean conscious than usual, not pooing in their food and water, spilling their water less often, etc. I would definitely not recommend for a backyard flock, because they do NOT like confinement. They flew out of the box when they were less than a week, and now, at one week old today, they come running out whenever given the chance. They are loud, but good birds so far.
Hornet and Owlet, 10 minutes ago.

I have 9 Lakenvelders currently. All of mine are very friendly and sociable. They lay creamy colored eggs and are a good egg laying breed. They aren't a duel purpose breed, they are slightly bigger than bantams.