Personally I love Wyandotte and Brahma roosters. Both are massive and intimidating yet very gentle!
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I'm starting all over with chickens this year. We lost our entire flock to multiple predator attacks last year between stray dogs and raccoons. I'm planning on ordering a variety of chickens from Valley Farms Hatchery this year. I've never done mail order chicks, but the place has excellent reviews, and they are much cheaper than other larger hatcheries.
Anyway, so far my order consists of 2 each of barred rocks, buff orpingtons, silver & gold laced wyandottes, welsummers, easter eggers, and cuckoo marans, all hens. I need one more bird to meet the minimum order of 15 chicks, and I want a rooster. My question is what are people's favorite roosters? This is simply a barnyard mix flock but egg laying is my #1 priority. I love rosters that are very showy, but it must be a breed that is docile. I contemplated another Easter egger just so that there is a possibility of passing on the interesting egg color genes to potential offspring, but those dark brahmas really caught my eye, but I don't know much about them. Bottom line is that I love colorful/interesting looking chickens, and unique colored eggs. My hope is that my orps will grow up to be broody and I'll be able to continue hatching my own little barnyard mix chicks.
Loved to see the outcome of your breeding... Love this post, although those that post their Roo pics of the beautiful mamas with their offsprings made me melt this AM lolHalf will have Feathered legs..I breed my Brahma with Orpington Hens..
I have heard that too!! although have yet to experience them to know the difference!LOL I did that this last go round based on prior experience buying straight run. The farmer's co-op advertised chicks as pullets, but I got about 50% more than I wanted figuring that I'd get some roos that I'd get rid of. Turns out they were all pullets, so I got overrun with chickens. Apparently Welsummers can be sexed at birth.