Breed stereotypes!

[SeaAngler]

Salmon favorells are very laid back and chill which is correct in my experience. I did have one that would not get bullied she was tough for a favorell. Barred rocks I heard they were kind and cuddly only one of mine was the others were skittish but would run the fastest to me for treats lol. Buff Orpingtons they are cuddly and gentle only two out of 3 of mine are the other one is very skittish but very food motivated

 

[MrFluffyandGirls]

My leghorns are the typical flighty and standoffish. I can walk in the coop and they scatter like they never saw me before, like I'm out to get them!They do come running for food and are curious but they keep a keen eye out for sudden moves and react to anything out of the ordinary. They have become my favorite breed because I appreciate their neurotic behavior and find it quite entertaining. Their egg laying abilities outweigh any weird personality disorder in my opinion.
My silkies on the other hand are sweet little marsh mellow attention seeking fluff balls. I probably won't get silkies after the ones I have live their life out because they need to be coddled a bit more than the others because of their lack of self awareness and vulnerability. But the cuteness factor of silkies are off the charts and they do make great brooders and instinctive mothers. If I was getting a pet chicken then a silkie would be at the top of my list.

 

[3KillerBs]

My in-town rooster was a Light Brahma. He lived up to that gentle giant reputation too.

 

[samanthaoverton]

People say leghorns are nervous and skittish. I walk through the gate and mine are under feet for food. If I dig in the garden..they have actually stood on the end of the shovel. They also run after the lawn mower (by their fencing) because they know bugs hop out of the grass. Also my Rhode island roo is a sweet guy a gentleman to me and his ladies..

 

[samanthaoverton]

People say leghorns are nervous and skittish. I walk through the gate and mine are under feet for food. If I dig in the garden..they have actually stood on the end of the shovel. They also run after the lawn mower (by their fencing) because they know bugs hop out of the grass. Also my Rhode island roo is a sweet guy a gentleman to me and his ladies..

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Silkies being friendly and calm. Mine are all nuts. The littles are a bit calmer, but not much.

Akd sebrights usually are considered flighter bantams. 2 or the 3 i have are puppy dogs and love back scratches

 

[Battlepants]

Australorps -- good-natured and low-drama.

Strongly agree - my Australorp boy is very mild-mannered when dealing with the humans and is a good caretaker for his hens. He is VERY vocal though, between chattering with his hens and having a rooster-rap-battle with the neighbor roo.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Generalization: Silkies will get picked on and should not be kept on a mixed flock; they go broody often; not reliable layers when they aren't broody
Observation: My Silkies hold their own, even with much larger birds and they are broody more often then not; they lay like champs!

Generalization: BRs are known to be on the aggressive side
Observation: My friendliest breed; lap chickens

Generalization: Welsummers are docile
Observation: They are neurotic!

Generalization: Orpingtons are friendly and easy going.
Observation: Orpingtons are friendly and easy going.

 

[ThinMintTheChicken]

3 of our SF's were very skittish and then our other one was friendly (would come over and stand on our front porch looking for treats and snuggles). And our SF mix was also pretty skittish. This is just my experience with the breed. They are also super talkative. Our SF x Cochin rooster was really gentle with the hens and never picked a fight. Also not really people friendly and screamed when we held him. (All of these birds have passed by the way. They don't seem to be very hardy. The rooster we think ate some kind of poisonous bug or plant, don't know for sure what it was).

Delawares are the bosses and really people friendly, and so are Marans. Of our 3 Marans, 2 have gone broody but not aggressive broody. Kind of a quiet broody? So far we've only had each of the two go broody once. Our 2 Delaware's are lead hens (as with our BCM). Also just my experience with the breed

Bantam cochins are sassy. I've figured this from experience and hearing other peoples experiences. But the roos are wimps

Barred rocks are friendly, but do not like to be touched (my experience)

Frizzles of any breed are kinda...weird (my experience)

Silkies are crazy broodies and roosters can be mean (our silkie roo was mean for his first year of life, but then gradually got friendlier and is nicer now)

LF Cochins are very chill but do not like to be handled. We had two and they led our flock but when one passed the other was kicked down to almost the bottom of the pecking order and is kind of cowardly. Hens scream bloody murder when I try to touch them. Mean broodies (my experience)

Green Queens are extremely friendly (my experience)

Buff Orps are leaders, mean broodies, and kind of dumb (last one is my experience because our BO hen drowned herself in our sheep's water trough even though she had lived with us for all 3 years of her life and that trough was never moved)

RIR's are friendly. I have a cockerel who is around 6 months old and he is so friendly. He sits on my lap and loves to be petted. He even falls asleep. He is a leader though, and took over our second flock the first day he was put in there. He has a truce with the old leader of the flock but he doesn't like our other rooster is the lowest in the pecking order

 

[HenriettaPizzaNolan]

My RIR fits her stereotype and wants nothing to do with me! But also doesn't fit her stereotype in that she is at the bottom of the pecking order and gets feathers plucked by the others.

One of my Golden Comets may as well be called a golden retriever because besides not really loving being picked up/pet (got her as an adult), she tolerates everything and is always at my feet, in my face, or on my picnic table asking for snacks. She fits the stereotype. My other GC is a little skittish, but still approaches for snacks.

I'm not sure what the stereotype is for Barred Rocks, but mine is social and very chatty, but can be skittish when approached.