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  1. ChickenCanoe

    What chicken breeds are best for holding/tame?

    And I imagine most of the major poultry producers in the state each have their own tester.
  2. ChickenCanoe

    What chicken breeds are best for holding/tame?

    Tony told me he tests all over the state so I don't know. I know he has tested birds in North and Northwestern Missouri. I guess I just never met him.
  3. ChickenCanoe

    What chicken breeds are best for holding/tame?

    Agreed. Everyone has different objectives. I did offer my suggestions for easily tamed breeds and wasn't trying to foist my objectives on anyone else. I keep birds in blacked out housing in the morning and catch them before I let them out. Luckily the tester arrives very early in the morning. I...
  4. ChickenCanoe

    What chicken breeds are best for holding/tame?

    I haven't owned a bird in 10 years that I could handle during the day without them screaming bloody murder. It makes for real drama in September when every bird on the property over 4 months of age has to be blood tested for annual NPIP certification.
  5. ChickenCanoe

    What chicken breeds are best for holding/tame?

    I second that silkies and games may be the best candidates for people friendly handling. Perhaps seramas as well. I don't handle my birds unless necessary and that requires plucking off the roost at dusk. I also only raise large fowl. Out of the 30 breeds I've raised, only Jersey Giants (I had...
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