Breed Selection Tool... seriously?

[andalusn]

The list it returned for me was longer than I anticipated but all of the ones I currently have are on the list as well as others I had not considered so it's nice to know these other breeds are also in the same type as what I wanted in my flock if I every need to make changes.

 

[chickensducks&agoose]

See, I like my chickens, and I unchecked the boxes in a way that I thought would leave me with pretty much what I have... nope! I think it said I should have leghorns too... I want a regular sized, any comb but single (frostbite issues), good layer, med-large eggs, bears confinement well, good for winter, docile, not aggressive, flighty, wild or noisy... and apparently all the birds I have (BO, GSL (yes, single combs, i know..), EE, chantecler, mystery ladies,mystery roo (maybe I should post pix!), appenzeler spitzhauben, etc. are NOT what I really want. Who'da thunk?

 

[andalusn]

I have two groups...the mixed heritage hens and then the Brabanter. Of all the layers it's turning out that the Brabanters are my favorite. For a small hen they lay a nice sized white egg. This breed is very similiar to the Appenzeller Spitzhauben are very similiar. They bear confinement well, I think the flighty idea comes from their love of a high roost and they are great layers. The tool was pretty good. I imagine it would be hard to write the logic to return something more selective. What would you focus on to be the next level of filtering based on a yes/no choice?

 

[chickensducks&agoose]

I dont understand why it came back with 4 or 5 'AURACANA' breeds.. all standard, different pictures, and different attributes. some laid med. eggs, some laid large eggs. some laid really well, some moderately well, some were noisy.....

 

[FreedomLover]

Well, I don't have my chickens yet but it came up with all the chicken breeds I was contemplating/planning on acquiring!

 

[E.G.Glayer]

You obviously need more chickens. The tool only tells you which breeds are right for you. It assumes that you know there are no wrong breeds.

 

[gritsar]

Mine came up empty as well.

I once used MPC's breed selector tool and the breeds it suggested for me I wouldn't own if you paid me to.