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In a nut shell....
They are calm and very friendly.
GREAT foragers (they are the best mousers on any farm, seriously).
They could care less if it's 15 below zero (unbelievably cold hardy). My 10 week old Buckeyes really didn't care that I had a heat lamp in their pen when it was 8 below zero.
Decent egg layers and fabulous table birds.
All in all .. my favorite breed for all round production. The only reason I keep other breeds right now is for eggs.
Clay in Iowa is so right here. My partirdge rock are very calm and love to forage. Right now they are out in 4 inches of snow with some snow falling still. They are laying too in this weather. Another nice thing about Most heritage chickens is they will go broody so you do not need to incubate. Chicks raised by there moms are much better for free ranging as mom teachs they what to watch out for predator wise.
In a nut shell....
They are calm and very friendly.
GREAT foragers (they are the best mousers on any farm, seriously).
They could care less if it's 15 below zero (unbelievably cold hardy). My 10 week old Buckeyes really didn't care that I had a heat lamp in their pen when it was 8 below zero.
Decent egg layers and fabulous table birds.
All in all .. my favorite breed for all round production. The only reason I keep other breeds right now is for eggs.
Clay in Iowa is so right here. My partirdge rock are very calm and love to forage. Right now they are out in 4 inches of snow with some snow falling still. They are laying too in this weather. Another nice thing about Most heritage chickens is they will go broody so you do not need to incubate. Chicks raised by there moms are much better for free ranging as mom teachs they what to watch out for predator wise.
