The "aracanas" will probably not be show birds, (non show are called easter eggers) Those are my favorite kind! Very colorful, full of personality. Talk a lot, much wider range of sounds. Some are flighty and shy, and others just won't leave you alone!
My girls basically live for me to sit down, and then they mob me. Don't lay as well during the winter, but they are such nice birds they are easy to forgive. Hatchery roos can be nice, can be mean. Won't know until he hits puberty.
I had one buff orpington hen and she was a good bird, started laying eggs late fall/early winter after the summer i bought her as a chick. Laid one almost every day, even during the dead of winter! I have a large window with a perch in it for sun bathing during the winter, and that was the only light she needed to keep right on laying.
Went broody late this spring, was a good momma to her babies and until i rehomed her she was still mothering, lol. "Babies" were 3 months old! lol. Unfortunately she had a dislike of me, and bit terribly. Only me. ??! From what i have read they are usually sweet, though.
How big is the actual coop and run going to be? Have you read about predators, and how to foil them? Chicken wire is death wire, if you haven't read that yet! Hardware cloth costs much more but well worth the investment.
You will get hooked right away, if you are already excited!
one of my easter egger hatchlings
my buff orpington when she was little
I had one buff orpington hen and she was a good bird, started laying eggs late fall/early winter after the summer i bought her as a chick. Laid one almost every day, even during the dead of winter! I have a large window with a perch in it for sun bathing during the winter, and that was the only light she needed to keep right on laying.
Went broody late this spring, was a good momma to her babies and until i rehomed her she was still mothering, lol. "Babies" were 3 months old! lol. Unfortunately she had a dislike of me, and bit terribly. Only me. ??! From what i have read they are usually sweet, though.
How big is the actual coop and run going to be? Have you read about predators, and how to foil them? Chicken wire is death wire, if you haven't read that yet! Hardware cloth costs much more but well worth the investment.
You will get hooked right away, if you are already excited!
one of my easter egger hatchlings
my buff orpington when she was little
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