Zelda is the only Langshan in my flock (she is a pretty Blue Langshan). She is the only chicken out of my flock of 8 to frequently escape the run’s 6 foot fence - she loves to fly / jump. With that said, she is one of the 2 easiest chickens to handle/pick up. Zelda voluntarily jumps up onto my back/shoulder and will stay there for a while if allowed to. She readily eats treats from my and my 6 year old’s hands - also lets my 6 year old pick her up with no fuss. She tends to follow us around more and is more curious about what I’m doing than the other chickens.
I have also noticed that she is freeranging by herself 50% of the time the flock is allowed onto the rest of our 1 acre during the day. She just wanders off by herself without a care in the world. Definitely my loner chicken who is 3rd in pecking order - quite surprising that she is not the lowest ranking hen in the flock because she is rather gentle.
She let our broody hen’s chick walk all over her and peck at her waddles as she was laying an egg once - she was friendly towards the chick and always has been in the month that it has been with us. Now she has gone broody herself for the first time ever in the year and a half we’ve had her.
She was a late bloomer in laying eggs though - she was close to a year or a little over a year when she started laying light brown eggs that are decent sized.
I have also noticed that she is freeranging by herself 50% of the time the flock is allowed onto the rest of our 1 acre during the day. She just wanders off by herself without a care in the world. Definitely my loner chicken who is 3rd in pecking order - quite surprising that she is not the lowest ranking hen in the flock because she is rather gentle.
She let our broody hen’s chick walk all over her and peck at her waddles as she was laying an egg once - she was friendly towards the chick and always has been in the month that it has been with us. Now she has gone broody herself for the first time ever in the year and a half we’ve had her.
She was a late bloomer in laying eggs though - she was close to a year or a little over a year when she started laying light brown eggs that are decent sized.