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Hi!
This is my first post on this forum tho I have read different posts and got information about different available breeds.
This will also be the first time for me to keep chicken. I have quite a lot of land so the chicken will be free-range...
I want the chicken primarily for their egg laying ability, but since we operate a petting farm, we need them to be as "friendly" as possible - no overly aggressive birds...
But the eggs would be primarily for are familys consumption, so we do not necesarilly need hens that will lay 5 egg per week - we would much rather have hens that lay less per week, but lay longer (even after a few yrs, even tho their production rates are lower than)
In addition, since reading posts on this forum, I would love to have different colored eggs
So...I have compiled a list of chicken breeds that I like and I think would be OK, but I need your input/suggestions on wether I should exchange some breed for another etc...
Oh, and I live in EU, so I can't really have chickens like buckeye etc (only the ones that are available anywhere in eu)...
SO, here is my list:
Brown eggs: (the most extensive list, since those are the normal eggs One or more of those breeds/hybrids - which do you think are best regarding friendliness/longterm productivity?
Amrock (they are supposed to be very friendly)
Bielefelder
Australorp
sussex
possibly wynadotes
ISA Brown
Dark brown
Marans
wellsummer (oe report says friendly, other flighty?
barnevelder
Which one of these is the most "friendly"
White
Friesian
Ancona
Tinted/Pink/
Salmon faverolles
Croad langshan
green
shetland hen
also I know abour mixing brownXaraucana (blue) = green
blue
Araucana (UK style)
cream legbar
I intentionally tried to avoid commercial hybrids as I read that they are not good longterm producers (that is they are out after max 2-3 yrs). I don't know if that is true of all commercial hybrids? Tho I know ISA Browns are also a commercial strain..Anyone knows about their longterm productivity?
Ok, so that is about it I would appreciate any feedback/suggestions... as to what do you think about longterm productivity of these breeds and their suitability for free range petting farm...
Thanks
This is my first post on this forum tho I have read different posts and got information about different available breeds.
This will also be the first time for me to keep chicken. I have quite a lot of land so the chicken will be free-range...
I want the chicken primarily for their egg laying ability, but since we operate a petting farm, we need them to be as "friendly" as possible - no overly aggressive birds...
But the eggs would be primarily for are familys consumption, so we do not necesarilly need hens that will lay 5 egg per week - we would much rather have hens that lay less per week, but lay longer (even after a few yrs, even tho their production rates are lower than)
In addition, since reading posts on this forum, I would love to have different colored eggs
So...I have compiled a list of chicken breeds that I like and I think would be OK, but I need your input/suggestions on wether I should exchange some breed for another etc...
Oh, and I live in EU, so I can't really have chickens like buckeye etc (only the ones that are available anywhere in eu)...
SO, here is my list:
Brown eggs: (the most extensive list, since those are the normal eggs One or more of those breeds/hybrids - which do you think are best regarding friendliness/longterm productivity?
Amrock (they are supposed to be very friendly)
Bielefelder
Australorp
sussex
possibly wynadotes
ISA Brown
Dark brown
Marans
wellsummer (oe report says friendly, other flighty?
barnevelder
Which one of these is the most "friendly"
White
Friesian
Ancona
Tinted/Pink/
Salmon faverolles
Croad langshan
green
shetland hen
also I know abour mixing brownXaraucana (blue) = green
blue
Araucana (UK style)
cream legbar
I intentionally tried to avoid commercial hybrids as I read that they are not good longterm producers (that is they are out after max 2-3 yrs). I don't know if that is true of all commercial hybrids? Tho I know ISA Browns are also a commercial strain..Anyone knows about their longterm productivity?
Ok, so that is about it I would appreciate any feedback/suggestions... as to what do you think about longterm productivity of these breeds and their suitability for free range petting farm...
Thanks
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