Chicken Breed Selector Test

[Davaroo]

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Breed size: standard
Purpose: Dual purpose
Egg production: high
Egg size: large
Egg color(s): brown, white
Comb type: single
Broody?: Average
Climate: All
Temperaments: easily handled, bears confinement well

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

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Look for the "select all / none" links at the top of the page.

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Leaving all the boxes in a particular row checked is basically the same as saying "it doesn't matter"

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

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Breed size: standard
Purpose: Dual purpose
Egg production: high
Egg size: large
Egg color(s): brown, white
Comb type: single
Broody?: Average
Climate: All
Temperaments: easily handled, bears confinement well

I did your same search, but for "climate" I left everything checked (which technically is "all") and got 5 breeds (probably not the five you expect, but I got 5 results).

Which breeds were you expecting? It is possible that the characteristics for the breeds aren't set properly.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

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Breed size: standard
Purpose: Dual purpose
Egg production: high
Egg size: large
Egg color(s): brown, white
Comb type: single
Broody?: Average
Climate: All
Temperaments: easily handled, bears confinement well

Sounds like you need some Light Sussex

 

[Davaroo]

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Breed size: standard
Purpose: Dual purpose
Egg production: high
Egg size: large
Egg color(s): brown, white
Comb type: single
Broody?: Average
Climate: All
Temperaments: easily handled, bears confinement well

I did your same search, but for "climate" I left everything checked (which technically is "all") and got 5 breeds (probably not the five you expect, but I got 5 results).

Which breeds were you expecting? It is possible that the characteristics for the breeds aren't set properly.

Perhaps the check box usage usage is the problem. One check for "ALL" should be just that.
Leaving them checked to get that result assumes the user will know that. Does that make sense?

 

[Davaroo]

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Breed size: standard
Purpose: Dual purpose
Egg production: high
Egg size: large
Egg color(s): brown, white
Comb type: single
Broody?: Average
Climate: All
Temperaments: easily handled, bears confinement well

Sounds like you need some Light Sussex

Sussex would suffice, certainly. But I don't see the point, when more commonplace breeds will do as nicely.
Were I in the UK, I might be inclined.
Here in the US, a Plymouth Rock of one kind or another would do the same thing and be more readily available.

 

[Akane]

The climate option does seem to need some slight adjustment. In fact it seems near worthless for most breeds. Does a breed listed under cold not tolerate heat? Why would it not be all climates if it tolerates cold since it should also tolerate heat. I haven't heard of breeds being more prone to heat problems than others. Does an all climate breed tolerate cold or heat as well as a breed listed under only cold or heat? Perhaps a cold tolerance rating like low, med, high would be better.

Some people do want the best of both worlds. Chickens that serve a purpose and serve as yard ornaments or as a hobby. Why be against a way to easily search for both? There are times I've made a list of all the breeds off charts that had certain characteristics and then searched up their pics so I could choose not only an appealing looking breed but the exact color of that breed. You don't have to settle for something you find ugly (white plymouth rock=ugly) in order to have something useful. Not everyone has the same idea of usefulness either. I really don't care if a chicken lays 365 eggs a year cause I don't use 365 eggs a year much less 365 eggs from every member of my flock. In fact I'm getting rid of nearly all my standards because they serve less purpose to me than my bantams and require much more effort. I don't need large meat birds, I don't need large eggs, and I don't need lots of eggs. What I need is a bunch of colorful chickens that are easy to butcher: read smaller, easier to handle, heads come off with smaller, lighter tools- I only weigh 105lbs, and can be butchered inside when it's -20F outside without making a mess (I can do quail in my kitchen sink) for a 2 person meal with no leftovers, go broody frequently so I can sell the chicks, and lay just enough extra eggs to give some away after eating so I don't end up with half a fridge of eggs sitting there aging. Your 5 don't fit my needs. They result in a lot more space, feed, and effort to raise and butcher for wasted meat and eggs that gets turned in to pet food with fewer broodies hatching chicks to sell. Eggs don't sell for much of anything around here because everyone could just raise their own chickens but cute chicks sell even if they don't need more chickens. Everyone has different situations and desires. Oftentimes the origin of a small colorful breed of animal was not as an ornamental but as a compact meat, milk, egg, etc... critter or a chicken that uses less feed and space while working as an incubator. A large meat animal while impressive is not always logical. The most efficient mammals for meat are actually rabbits and guinea pigs. By weight you get more eggs per pound of feed from quail. Efficiency, ease of care, or space available sometimes trump quantity. There are plenty of reasons to search up breeds other than your 5.

 

[danielnv]

It works great! I put in two different sets of characteristics, and am quite happy with the results for my layer flock and meat flock. As someone else, said, it would be nice if there were a heritage breed option too.

 

[Henk69]

Didn't anyone test my breedselector?

Well, I hope my competition helped to get things started...

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

Henk69, I actually really like your implementation, specifically that the results are updated and returned in real time. I'm not a big fan of framed browsing, but some may like having the results open in the same page.