The few white layers I tried were way to flighty. Jumping out of the brooder running around upsetting the calmer chicks. Hamburgs were the craziest followed by Minorcas. They were beautiful but just a little too excitable for my taste.
I rehomed all my big girls do to predators and now only have bantams. I loved my barred rock but she lead the rest far and wide. My Brahma was mean, go figure! My Easter eggers were taking by hawks the same day. I now have an enclosed coop and 12 Salmon Faverolles in the incubator. I'm...
When thinking about egg production, feed cost, personality and even color, what would you choose?
Me, I would choose :
rock
Salmon Faverolles
Easter egger
Orphinton
Cornish
Wyandotte
Leghorn
Hamburg.