Breeds that you absolutely HATE

[gumpsgirl]

I can't say that I "hate" any breed, but two that I am not crazy about and think is ugly are turkens and the showgirls. Sorry to all the turken and showgirl lovers out there.

 

[prov31gal]

i dont hate any in particular, but rir! uuuggggghhhhhh...mean, ugly. i dont like leghorns, and i think silkies look funny but since i have 1 little bantam bearded ugly vulture silkie now, hes growing on me, but hands down showgirls are just WRONG! OH, AND EGYPTIAN FAYUMIS AND SAIPAN JUNGLE FOWL ARE SUPER SCARY LOOKING. and i dont like yokohamas or anything with the great huge loooooong tail feathers. they are pretty but soooo unpractical.

 

[Sweetfolly]

Ugh. Turkens and Showgirls.

Why would anyone breed for that?

And I (along with a few people who've already mentioned it) would never, never, never get any bird that was a frizzle or had a crest. It's unnecessary, it's useless, and it can be damaging (think frizzle x frizzle, or any crested bird that hatches with a head/brain deformity).

 

[b.hromada]

I really don't care for the Modern Games, like Speckledhen said, anything that has legs way to long for the bodies!! Not cute.

 

[taraann81]

I don't like silkies BUT if they came in pink I might change my mind!

I HATED my white chanteclers... the roos were nasty...the hens were boring..they taste good though.

 

[SeramaLife]

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How could anyone not like Seramas?
Aren't they just adorable?

 

[FrizzlesRule]

I don't hate any breed, But I LOVE Silkies. They are so soft and cuddly and tame. They are beautiful.

 

[lleighmay]

I don't like chickens that have naked parts, fluffy feet, "fur", or weird hairdos. I also don't care for white chickens (or for that matter any white animals) for some unknown reason... gray is fine (like my fleabit gray horse) and Delawares, Columbia rocks, etc are fine but just not all white. I'm not a fan of "racehorse" chickens who look like they need a sandwich. When you get right down to it I guess I just prefer big old-fashioned hens who decorate my yard and look funny when the wind blows their "bloomers" up

 

[SilkiesAndSuch]

I hate leghorns, hamburgs, leghorns, hamburgs, OEG(Standard size-love the bantams)leghorns, hamburgs, rosecombs, sebrights, basically, asils, shamos, basically any breed that is extremely flighty, hard to tame, or is just intimidating to behold. Other standard breeds like rhode island reds, barred rocks, etc that you see everywhere are just too boring for my taste. I like birds that make people do a double take and I like birds that are sweet and good mothers. Needless to say, my favorite breeds are silkies, cochins, and brahmas(talking about bantams, though I do love my standard light brahmas)! Silkies are so fluffy and such good mamas! Cochins are like little basketballs(talking about bantams, stay with me here). My standard light brahmas are getting soooo big and fluffy! Can't wait to start getting eggs from them!

All of you silkie haters have obviously never owned one and if you have and the chicken was mean, you had a one-of-a-kind bird lol. And I personally don't care if silkies don't seem to be "real" chickens. Who cares if they are "real" chickens? Define "real." Silkies are silkies in my book and I love them. If you want a breed that lays lots of eggs and is owned by most every other chicken owner, get a RIR or something. If you want to be different, get a silkie or something. Some of us don't care if they lay lots or eggs. Your birds lay more eggs. Mine will hatch whatever I put under them, whether it be a quail egg or a duck egg. Can you say the same thing? I say anyone can have a bird that lays lots of eggs. Not everyone has a super, non-electrical incubator that requires no turning of the eggs or humidity maintenance . I do. They are called silkies!

But I don't blame others for disliking silkies based on pictures. I saw pics of silkies before I owned them and thought "what in the world?" Don't want to offend anyone. I just like silkies lol. People are allowed to buy whatever breed they fancy and this is one of the things I love about chickens-the variety!

 

[barred-rocks-rock]

Showgirls
Turkens
Rhode Island Reds
Saipan Junglefowl
Cuckoo Marans (too dark)
Modern Game Bantams
Sultans
White Faced Black Spanish
Frizzle
Silkied Frizzle

I used to hate silkies, but they grew on me.