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[meowoui]

Hi,

I'm trying to decide between getting leghorns or plymouth barred rock. I have read that leghorns are noisy and flighty are the
leghorn louder then a RIR do they make a lot of noisy all the time, or is it just once in a while. Our RIR makes a fuss every so often
but it is not non stop. Is the flightiness once in a while or every chance they get?

Thanks
Karen

 

[cluckcluckgirl]

Every chicken is unique. I do not own leghorns but have heard that they can be flighty. My RIRs were wonderful and very cluckative; my Barred Plymouth Rocks are somewhat noisy but very friendly.

 

[FrizzlesRule]

I've had both Leghorns and Rocks. Both are great layers but most Leghorns do not like to be picked up. Barred Leghorns seem to be tamer than the White Leghorns. Atleast Leggy, one of my three Barred Leghorns lets me pick her up and she even jumps on me.

Barred Rocks are usually tame and lay lots of brown eggs.

 

[meowoui]

Thank you Cluckcluck girl, I love our RIR. Are the Barred Plymouth rock the same as barred rock, when I look up the breed and put in barred
rock I get different info. then if I put in Barred Plymouth?

Karen

 

[cluckcluckgirl]

Barred Plymouth Rocks and Barred Rocks are the same. Plymouth Rock is a breed, and the "barred" name refers to the color of their feathers.

 

[meowoui]

OK, thank you CluckCluckgirl