Is is just me or are the Andelusians the hardest to herd?

[gimmie birdies]

I have many chickens, and one blue Andelusian hen. She is always the last one in the coop and always tries to be "clever" and find different ways to avoid going in at night. She is what I call a "poop", even though her real name is Howdy.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

They are a flighty breed and don't seem to like confinement too well. It also could be she's your bottom hen and she's trying to avoid the rest of the flock.

 

[aldarita]

I have 3 Andalusians left. They are 11 years old (they laid eggs this past Spring, I am wondering if they will lay this coming Spring). They have always been flighty, hard to catch, hard to treat, very independent and bossy. Mine are very good at putting themselves to "bed" every night.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I had one BA who was the only hen laying in the middle of winter and she was old. I actually have this hen, not because BA's were my favorite, but because I like the color of the feathers and the egg color too.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Last night I was putting my hens away, my clever "Howdy" decided she was going to be the last one in again, I bent down to pick her up, and she squaked and flapped her wings hitting me in the face and all over, I grabbed her mid flap, off my face, by a wing and a leg then tossed her in the coop. My face stung for about 25 min. This morning she was just sitting in the nest box. It is a shame all my other birds love me.

 

[aldarita]

I feel you, you ought to see my struggles every time I have to give my 3 Andalusians a wormer shot (which is about every 4 mos) I go to their coop right before daybreak and I swear they can see in the dark. It's flying everywhere making all sorts of dust an ruckus

 

[gimmie birdies]

Well, the good thing is she put herself to bed last night.

 

[QueenofKings]

My four blue Andalusians are little turds. They bicker over food, pick on the Polish and Australops and are never happy to be picked up.

 

[gimmie birdies]

She is to the front.

 

[gimmie birdies]

She decided to play ring-a-round the chicken coop during a blizzard tonight. I had to get her put away though because it will be -19 tonight.