Absolute Italian(German term for leghorns- they only call the white "american" production birds leghorns over there) Fan here too.
I think the whites are the freakiest, my buffs are so-so since they were not handraised but were raised by a pretty shy free ranging kraienkoppe hen that i slipped the eggs under. So them not being that calm is to be expected, that said my buff hen had a secret nest and I found it and stole half the eggs to hatch(left the rest so she keeps laying there) but she knew I messed with the nest. Havent been able to find the new nest until last week cause missy went broody! So I followed her agitated fluffly butt to her hideout.
Meanwhile out of the 10 eggs I stole 2 were duds and the 8 fertile ones all hatched and I am raising them in the house right now so they should be pretty good.
My Silver Italians are pretty mellow, my Black breasted and blue breasted Italians are good but they are psychic and know when your thinking of grabbing them then they are GONE!
The blacks are mellow except for my oldest hens, they are freaky like a white legger. My old black roo was a cuddle bug tho, he never minded being picked up and pet.
Best producing of all the colours I've had/have were always the blacks, no matter if -40 without supplemental light or hottest summer on record those girls are not phased and keep giving me a med white egg every day.
I think the whites are the freakiest, my buffs are so-so since they were not handraised but were raised by a pretty shy free ranging kraienkoppe hen that i slipped the eggs under. So them not being that calm is to be expected, that said my buff hen had a secret nest and I found it and stole half the eggs to hatch(left the rest so she keeps laying there) but she knew I messed with the nest. Havent been able to find the new nest until last week cause missy went broody! So I followed her agitated fluffly butt to her hideout.
Meanwhile out of the 10 eggs I stole 2 were duds and the 8 fertile ones all hatched and I am raising them in the house right now so they should be pretty good.
My Silver Italians are pretty mellow, my Black breasted and blue breasted Italians are good but they are psychic and know when your thinking of grabbing them then they are GONE!
The blacks are mellow except for my oldest hens, they are freaky like a white legger. My old black roo was a cuddle bug tho, he never minded being picked up and pet.
Best producing of all the colours I've had/have were always the blacks, no matter if -40 without supplemental light or hottest summer on record those girls are not phased and keep giving me a med white egg every day.
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