Favorite Chicken Breed?

[Ponypoor]

Mutts is my favorite breed
But if I have to choose, this local rare dual purpose breed from Venice called "Robusta Maculata" is really pretty!

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Oooooo nice! I’ll take 5 of them - send as soon as you can!

 

[Ponypoor]

Mutts is my favorite breed
But if I have to choose, this local rare dual purpose breed from Venice called "Robusta Maculata" is really pretty!

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@rural mouse @RoyalChick

 

[Ponypoor]

Black Sumatras have been my favorite for a while
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In my experience they’re super sweet and lay consistently.
The predators don’t get them as often either. Idk if that’s because they’re small and less appetizing or they’re just flighty so they escape easily.
And they look super cool!

Sadly they’re well suited to warmer climates so where I live they don’t do as well as their more fluffy comrades during the winters

I have the same problem with some of my chooks, some IR panels help a lot.

 

[Pink Grandma]

I am an Orpington lover! Those fluffy butts, myriad of colored birds, friendly disposition. Good egg layers. I am not into pretty eggs, just pretty birds.

 

[FrostRanger]

Believe it or not, the Leghorn. I've had many and I called them all Miss Piggy.

I think a certain leghorn enjoyer might have something to say about their name lol xD

 

[Altairsky]

Oooooo nice! I’ll take 5 of them - send as soon as you can!

I wish I could send some eggs! It's a rare Venetian breed with just a few hundreds individuals alive in the world, and it's so pretty it really deserve to be known outside of my country!
If you're interested in rare native breeds from venice, I made this thread some time ago. Some photos are gone but I can't edit it to fix them anymore!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/list-of-local-breeds-from-venice-inland.1646722/

 

[Labsandchickens8]

Brahmas. They are such beautiful breeds! Brahma chickens lay about 150-200 large, light brown eggs per year, and have a typical lifespan of 5 to 8 years with proper care. This is Dandelion, a 1 year old Buff Brahma hen.
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I love them, and I really want one or two. Are their feathered legs much maintenance though?

 

[WhoDatChick]

My Delawares hug me too! They’ll get on my lap and peck at my shoulder until I lean down into them some and then they stretch their necks out over my shoulder and back. They’re so sweet

YESSSSS! That’s exactly what she does!!! That is too funny… Delawares… The Hugging Hens!!

 

[Cynthia12]

YESSSSS! That’s exactly what she does!!! That is too funny… Delawares… The Hugging Hens!!

Theyre pretty alright. I can't do chickens anymore. I did Delawares at one time. Sweet birds.

 

[WhoDatChick]

I also vote for EEs. We have two green eggers who lay as regularly as our white leghorns.

I have an Easter Egger named Kelly.. she lays a green egg… she was my first ever chicken to lay an egg! She and two Australorps, Rosemary and Maryn, are my OGs from my first flock of hens… they will be 8 years old on March 1st! She is still laying eggs regularly!!!
Also, those three were severely injured in the dog attack that killed most of my flock! They are the bomb!!!! The Queens! The OGs
They even have their own coop, run, and yard especially for them… away from all the young brats