are Leghorns and rhode island reds aggressive

[dan10]

Ive heard that these birds might be flighty and nervous

 

[karlamaria]

I had a rhode island red and loved him. He was the sweetest bird! But being in the city I had to give him away. I still miss him!

 

[Fred's Hens]

Leghorns are a small, energetic bird. I have RIR in the flock and find them friendly, steady, but mouthy. I have never kept an RIR roo, so cannot speak to that. But experience teaches that generalizations are important, but differences in individual birds will always occur.

 

[dan10]

What about leghorns?

 

[jerseygirl1]

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flighty and nervous, yes - the leghorns were - the rir's were just not friendly, period

aggressive, no, none of mine were

 

[Stephanie739]

My white leghorns are very sweet and they lay a lot of eggs, almost every day! I adore them. They are pretty too. I hand raised them and give them a lot of treats. They were part of my first chick purchase (ever) so I guess I'm a bit biased. Still I had no intention of having pet chickens (just some eggs!) but those leghorns and golden comets (who also lay a lot) stole my heart, and now I have a new hobby

 

[dan10]

Cool Pics... your cat is fine with them!!!

 

[Stephanie739]

I've heard the leghorn roosters aren't very nice though. My neighbor has a leghorn rooster and he is not that friendly, also very dominant. I don't believe he had a lot of human interaction, so maybe that made it worse.

 

[dan10]

how do you hold a roo?

 

[Stephanie739]

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All of my animals get a lot really well! One cat did swat at a chicken today while the bird was trying to take her food,

but most of the time if I put food out, they all come running - dogs, cats, and chickens.

and eat happily together. Most of the time they don't pay much attention to each other. My neighbor however did adopt a stray male cat recently, and he is becoming a bit of a concern.