@The Moonshiner This is probably a dumb question, but do the roosters of this variety that you’ve bred look different than or pretty similar to the hens? I thought I had all pullets, but then I could’ve sworn I heard a crow from my back yard the other day. (I have other hens and roosters in my...
I agree. I like pretty much everything else about them, but it’s so odd to me that it seems there’s nothing you can do to calm them down. While I especially appreciate their consistent laying, I personally much prefer the temperament of Orpingtons and am willing to accept that they eat more and...
I think they’re pretty, too. I’d say their temperament is similar to other leghorns I’ve had—flighty and independent. They don’t really want to be handled and have been like that since they were chicks. They look great, though, and a few have already started laying at four months old.
I bought these from my local Tractor Supply in April as blue leghorn pullet chicks. As they started growing, I realized pretty quickly they looked different than any pictures I’ve seen of blue leghorns (or any pictures I’ve found since—I’ve never seen any live ones), but I wanted to wait until...