Help me pick my next breed....

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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My MIL has EE's and BA's...the BA's all have no combs left, though.

Her roo looks like a crested chameleon! LOL The comb actually looks pretty cool now. But I want something that I don't have to run down & Vaseline during the winter...they will be confined to a coop & run because there's not much to eat with 4+ feet of snow!

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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I love my bantam Wyandottes, too! I just almost shy away from the idea of having two of the same breed, LOL Although I do have Spangled Russian Orloffs in both bantam and large fowl...but they are so rare and I really like them...so I made an exception...

 

[ultasol]

Another reason I suggest RI rose combs is that there are two suppliers of day old good quality wyandotte chicks- pauls poultry and the foleys.

This would be more of a market niche.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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I had Lights for a few years. They were very hardy, very friendly and laid well. However, they were HUGE! They grew very slowly and ate A LOT in the winter...all things I'd like to avoid...I need something that grows fast and doesn't get giant-sized (don't need as much space and don't eat as much)...

Cornelius:

I also had black/blue/splash Orps but wasn't as keen on their personalities--rooster was sweet but hens were dramatic and after I'd clean their coop/run I wouldn't get eggs for a few days because they'd be so stressed out! LOL

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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They have the single comb...but the Doms don't and they have a similar pattern which I like because none of my other breeds are barred.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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I'm on Foley's waiting list for a pair of BLRW's already...so if I get a chance to get a pair before next spring, that will be my breed...but if not, I might be leaning towards the Buckeyes...I have to have something that will sell easily (the pullets that is) so I can make some money back.

The Chants I tried before were IDEAL stock...

 

[Funky Feathers]

Giant White broiler/layer (like the Perdue chicken)

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Can they free range? Do they have rose, pea or walnut combs? I don't want something that cannot naturally reproduce or that cannot walk after a few weeks...

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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I'll have to see if I can find any more information on them....I am trying Rosecomb White Dorkings, too...but I've been having a heck of time hatching their eggs which makes me nervous...I spent over $60 on three batches and so far I have only gotten two culls (one wrong color with four toes) and the other with a single comb from all of those hatches...

 

[Chic-n-farmer]

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I've heard some mixed things about the Leghorn's temperament (flighty, aggressive roos)....but I'd just eat them if it became an issue. LOL

First you would have to catch them.... heehee

I have leghorns in Silver and in Red. I love them. I also love my Silver Pencilled Wyandottes. All are beautiful birds.