I'm at the end of my rope.

[Mother of Chaos]

Mine is the sweetest, calmest girl so far. Even when she wants attention it's not really in a demanding way - she'll sometimes jump up on my shoulder but she's happy to just chill out once she's there, or often she'll just stand in front of me and let me rub her little pullet wattles and groom around her head and neck. She seems to get on with all the other chickens too.

That's been mine and other people I know's experience of them in general too.

Beaming my jealousy at you from the other side of the pond!

 

[kattabelly]

Beaming my jealousy at you from the other side of the pond!

She's a ways off laying yet, you can say "told you so" if she turns into a mardy cow a month from now!

 

[Cloverfluff]

Not sure what you mean... be careful with what? I said to put 1 member from each group together (3 birds, all from different groups) there can be no ganging up if none of them are from the same group. Broody behavior can attract unwanted attention.

Whoops, I misunderstood. For some reason my brain had you putting one new one into a previous established group. My bad on that.

 

[SkyAJK]

I really, really, REALLY want to know who first flooded the interwebs with the claims that Barred Rocks were calm and quiet and sweet and laid back.

Because, boy howdy.

Mine Apple is not quiet at all, she let me know what bothering her..

 

[BDutch]

I saw this photo on facebook the other day..it made me laughed so much and it is exactly what my Plymouth Rock Hen Apple is doing, funny enough someone else Plymouth hen doing is the same thing. View attachment 4211124View attachment 4211126

These accusations are made with no respect for a girl who is almost going in labour for the first in her life.

 

[BDutch]

I figured that given they are often kept with Rhode island reds they can't be *that* laid back

So this is no surprise to me

My bantam RIR is much more laid back than the 2 Bantam Rocks I have.

The RIR likes to hang around the door or where she finds me , hoping for an easy treat.
The Amrocks free range with eager and love to kill and eat everything they can swallow. If a flockmate finds something they try to steal it.

All my chickens are individuals except the 2 Amrocks. They look and act the same. Only difference I see is in the egg color.

 

[BDutch]

Mine is the sweetest, calmest girl so far. Even when she wants attention it's not really in a demanding way - she'll sometimes jump up on my shoulder but she's happy to just chill out once she's there, or often she'll just stand in front of me and let me rub her little pullet wattles and groom around her head and neck. She seems to get on with all the other chickens too.

That's been mine and other people I know's experience of them in general too.

My Amrocks supposed to be sweet and friendly too. Unfortunately the 2 broodies/ mothers teached them to stay away from me. Their upbringing made them human avoiding creatures who exist solely as food bringers and poop board cleaners.

 

[BDutch]

Beaming my jealousy at you from the other side of the pond!

It must have been the cowboy mentally of some people in the US that made a change