Least flighty/most friendly blue egg layers?

[maceleneo]

My Araucana is the sweetest hen I have, I'm not sure if this has something to do with the breed or if that's just her character.
I don't have other blue egg layers, so I can't compare... but I have 3 Araucana chicks now and I hope they will be nice as my adult one!

 

[Country Birds]

I have an Easter egger, an Olive Egger, and a Cream Legbar. The Olive Egger is the flightiest chicken by far out of my entire flock. The Cream Legbar will run to greet me but she is NOISY! Constantly making loud chicken noises. I don’t know if all Legbars are like that, but she is a talker!

 

[MissLavender]

Not a breed, but I’m on generation 3 of a blue layer project based off of what are quite possibly the two most unlikely breeds imaginable: White Laced Red Cornish and Hmong. This cross tends to be super friendly and they’re remarkably (and unexpectedly) good layers.

 

[NagemTX]

Not a breed, but I’m on generation 3 of a blue layer project based off of what are quite possibly the two most unlikely breeds imaginable: White Laced Red Cornish and Hmong. This cross tends to be super friendly and they’re remarkably (and unexpectedly) good layers.View attachment 3634147View attachment 3634148View attachment 3634149View attachment 3634150View attachment 3634151View attachment 3634152View attachment 3634153

That's awesome! Also beautiful birds.

 

[MissLavender]

That's awesome! Also beautiful birds.

Thank you! I love them.

 

[NagemTX]

Does anyone have Shetland hens? I would like to know more about them. They are a blue egg layer as well.

 

[Amer]

My Ameraucanas weren’t flighty but their dull personalties gave me the ick and I was not proud to hold the username AMERAUCANAS4REAL.

 

[ProbablyChickenRelated]

Does anyone have Shetland hens? I would like to know more about them. They are a blue egg layer as well.

I do- they’re hilarious. I call them my ‘purple minions’ because that’s what they make me think of. They’re crazy friendly- NO personal space. Open the coop door and they’re hopping on and over you like “I’m going exploring”. I was also surprised how incredibly soft their feathers are comparatively- they’re very silky. I find the Cream Legbars definitively more flighty, not bad, but the Shetlands are very friendly. Surprisingly hardy for their slightly smaller stature. It’ll be snowing and I’ll be chasing them inside- like aren’t you cold? . I just hatched a few and I still love the babies’ poofs.
They do lay both green and blue though so kind of luck of the draw on egg color, just fyi

 

[NagemTX]

I do- they’re hilarious. I call them my ‘purple minions’ because that’s what they make me think of. They’re crazy friendly- NO personal space. Open the coop door and they’re hopping on and over you like “I’m going exploring”. I was also surprised how incredibly soft their feathers are comparatively- they’re very silky. I find the Cream Legbars definitively more flighty, not bad, but the Shetlands are very friendly. Surprisingly hardy for their slightly smaller stature. It’ll be snowing and I’ll be chasing them inside- like aren’t you cold? . I just hatched a few and I still love the babies’ poofs.
They do lay both green and blue though so kind of luck of the draw on egg color, just fyiView attachment 3736510

I like both colors!

 

[NagemTX]

I should have just gotten the Shetland hens and I would have been happy.

Instead I got Phoenix, Spitzhauben, Ameraucana and now English Orpingtons. Goal was crested, long tailed blue/green laying chickens. Could have just gotten Shetlands and Schijndel. I would be happier I think.