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Chilali

Chilali

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Hi there. I'm relatively new to chickens, but I'm hoping to learn all I can. I've already been referring to threads on this forum when they can answer questions I have, so I thought it'd be a good idea to go ahead and join in case I have any that can't be answered by existing threads.

I currently have a small flock of 14 hens, mostly gamefowl with a few brown leghorns and mutts, and a few gamefowl roosters (well separated, don't worry!) that were given to me by my grandfather. I have three marans chicks and two speckled sussex chicks to raise this spring and I'm hoping to learn more so that I branch out and explore to find a breed or two that I truly love and can take on as a long-term project.

I look forward to what I can learn from the experienced poultry keepers here on the BYC forums.
 
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Well, I mostly want a good layer of large light-to-medium brown eggs with some nice eye-candy if possible... so as a result, I'm thinking about trying some Swedish Flower Chickens; I've heard a lot of good about them... I figure I'll probably end up with a wide variety and then I can selectively breed for the traits I prefer, namely the moderately dark brown eggs. It helps that I LOVE a hen with a tuft on her head. It's so cute, I just can't resist it. Really the only negative I've heard is about aggressive roosters, and I am all sorts of over trying to deal with aggressive roosters. I actually just had both my hands torn up yesterday by one of my grandfather's game roosters when I tried to open his pen to feed him. If he weren't such a valuable rooster I think he might have been on his way to the freezer after that. Heh. I think I can probably deal with it, though, considering that I can always decide to only breed the gentlest roosters and cull the rest. I don't like the culling process, but I'd much rather eat a bird that I know has been treated well than one from the supermarket.

I'm still totally open to trying other breeds, though, so feel free to make suggestions. I can definitely work with other things, just be mindful that I'm more in it for eggs and appearance than meat.
 
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Welcome to BYC!

Yes, it is always fun to branch out and try new breeds. The swedish flower chickens are a very pretty breed too! As for aggressive roosters, there are lots of threads here on BYC on how to work with a roo hat attacks you and how to gain control. Not all roosters respond to these methods, but it is worth a try...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...succeeded-in-retraining-an-aggressive-rooster

So glad you could join our community! Enjoy all these new poultry projects. You have come to the right place for learning and also sharing your experiences as well!
 
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