I have some questions about Leghorn chickens!

[Peachesbabychick]

Hello! I have 2 Leghorn/Rhodie crossed chicks. I just had a couple of questions about them:

1: Are they sweet, docile birds?

2: Are they winter hardy?

3: Are they about the same size as buff orpington's?

4: Healthy?


Any info about these little cuties would be very helpful!


Thanks, erin

 

[ilovechickensrock]

her is what i do to find out theses thing i search both the breeds
here is the one for leghorns
http://www.mypetchicken.com/chicken-breeds/Leghorn-White-B65.aspx
here is the one for RIR
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/poultry/chickens/rhodeislandred/
hope this helped

 

[nurse_turtle]

1. No. They are flighty, anxious birds. Great egg layers.
2. Winter hardy, average. Will require secure housing with heat source during harsh winter.
3. Same size as Orpingtons? No. Totally different body shape size. They are tall slender birds.
4. They are as healthy as any other bird properly cared for.

 

[Oregon Blues]

It's been a very long time since I had Leghorns. I would call them high energy rather than schizoid. However chickens seem to be different now than they were back then so maybe temperaments have gotten worse.

Mine were excellent egg layers and didn't eat much feed considering the number of large eggs they pumped out. They were also excellent foragers (that high energy).

I wasn't in a cold climate when I had mine.

I also had Rhode Island reds at the same time. Excellent birds but nothing like the RIR's of today.

 

[mystang89]

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[navasima]

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My little Leghorn girl is definitely more (ahem) independant then her coopmates of the same age.

 

[Peachesbabychick]

Thanks: Ilovechickensrock! That site was quite helpful! I bet mine will be very sweet because I am hand raising them. Do you think if they are crossed with a rhodie they will have as big of comb?

 

[mystang89]

I've hand raised mine too.....flighty.

 

[ozark_chickies]

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I hand raised mine, and DH nicknamed them crackhead chickens. Mine are basicly grown up now, and when I let everone out to free range they run straight for the very over grown hedge, and stay there all day.At one point I'd considered culling all of them, but decided to see if they would lay in the hen house.

 

[Invertalon]

My leghorn is so awesome... She is so friendly! Docile, follows you around waiting for you to dig in the dirt for her. We hand raised her, and although she flies to the top of her coop once and a while, she generally stays on the ground. I never see her fly when she is out in the yard. Loves to be picked up!

My favorite hen!