Chicken Breed Behaviors from Experience!

[pecky33]

I started with one Faverolles, but now I have 5 hens and 6 roosters! I love them so much, and they do well in my area which gets really snowy and cold

That’s so cool! How do all your roos get along? Different pens? We’ve never had more than 2 roos together and I’ve always wondered how more would work or not…

 

[Justagalwithchicks]

I love this idea! Thank you for starting it! I only have 3 chickens. 1 EE who is adorable and wants to sit on your shoulder. She's the friendliest bird and lays pretty green eggs.
Our other two are americanas but the kind you just get from Bomgaars (also EE then I'm told) and they are also sweet birds. We are wanting to add two new chicks this year so am looking forward to reading the responses.

 

[pecky33]

I love this idea! Thank you for starting it! I only have 3 chickens. 1 EE who is adorable and wants to sit on your shoulder. She's the friendliest bird and lays pretty green eggs.
Our other two are americanas but the kind you just get from Bomgaars (also EE then I'm told) and they are also sweet birds. We are wanting to add two new chicks this year so am looking forward to reading the responses.

Aww that’s awesome! I am also getting chicks spring 2025! Yes, my EE that I have now was ordered from a Hatchery that labeled it as Americana but I say they’re wrong. Americanas are much truer breeds while EE can be a mix of almost anything! I sure love them though!

 

[pecky33]

I WISH I had some Easter eggers! The beards get me everytime! They’re on my wishlist. I have cinnamon queens, a sapphire gem and a New Hampshire red. I had a rhode island blue but she recently passed.

Have to say my New Hampshire red, Ravioli, is my most friendly and outgoing chicken. She’s not afraid of much. I don have any cuddly ones lol she’s as close as it gets to cuddly.

I’ve aways wanted a Sapphire Gem!

 

[Zobot0110]

My Rhode Island Red and my silver laced Wyandotte always seem to be first ones out of coop and first to check out something new. My marans are always last in the coop.
My olive eggers make silly noises. They are fun to listen to.
My red sex link also talks a lot. Almost yodels sometimes.

 

[pecky33]

My Rhode Island Red and my silver laced Wyandotte always seem to be first ones out of coop and first to check out something new. My marans are always last in the coop.
My olive eggers make silly noises. They are fun to listen to.
My red sex link also talks a lot. Almost yodels sometimes.

That’s hilarious! Thanks for sharing! (P.S. I’ve always wanted olive eggers!) They all look young and healthy!

 

[DLA]

I've got some young (8 week) old chicks but they're not old enough yet for me to tell much about their attitudes. I will say though that most of them (Easter egger especially, but also olive egger, wyandotte) are way more flighty than my 2 1/2 year old RIR hens were at that age. The barred rock and the rhode island blue chicks seem more mellow. Maybe I am spoiled by RIR. I've heard them described as bomb proof and that is mostly true. Not much upsets them for very long. Truck/tractor pulls in the field next door, running the mower right next to their coop, the neighbors dog trying to play with them, fire works etc has never resulted in a slow down in laying or acting like they were stressed after their initial surprise. I've found RIR hens to be friendly, very inquisitive, interactive and well behaved. I've never had any be aggressive or mean. A few are even lap chickens. (RIR roosters on the other hand can be real jerks from past experience). I've been around White Leghorns growing up too and they are just the opposite. Very flighty, unfriendly and somewhat mean.

 

[pecky33]

I've got some young (8 week) old chicks but they're not old enough yet for me to tell much about their attitudes. I will say though that most of them (Easter egger especially, but also olive egger, wyandotte) are way more flighty than my 2 1/2 year old RIR hens were at that age. The barred rock and the rhode island blue chicks seem more mellow. Maybe I am spoiled by RIR. I've heard them described as bomb proof and that is mostly true. Not much upsets them for very long. Truck/tractor pulls in the field next door, running the mower right next to their coop, the neighbors dog trying to play with them, fire works etc has never resulted in a slow down in laying or acting like they were stressed after their initial surprise. I've found RIR hens to be friendly, very inquisitive, interactive and well behaved. I've never had any be aggressive or mean. A few are even lap chickens. (RIR roosters on the other hand can be real jerks from past experience). I've been around White Leghorns growing up too and they are just the opposite. Very flighty, unfriendly and somewhat mean.

I agree on RIR roosters: meanies!
I’m sorry to all RIR lovers, but I was really ruined for them cause I had a couple mean hens. I also got them as adults, that that probably attributed to it. I’m glad you have sweet ones though!

 

[alinas2010]

I’ve aways wanted a Sapphire Gem!

My Pepper is huge, but lays the tinniest eggs. She’s pretty docile, I enjoy her a lot.

 

[dawg53]

My favs are Barred Rocks and Black Stars. Barred Rocks for the long haul egg laying when they are older. They can be abit bossy. Black Stars for their egg laying and friendliness.
I like Buff Orpingtons, docile and good layers.