Opinions please!! :)

[AudieWarren]

Interesting! I didn’t think that breed laid but the should be good meat for sure! Thanks!

I didn't think so either, but my husband and I came across White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, GA. The red rangers are their chickens of choice. They are great pasture birds.

 

[ARose4Heaven]

need opinion of my choices for a new flock. I wanted unique birds that would like me and not peck each other. how did I do?

 

[ARose4Heaven]

I have had chickens for about 10 years now. Have gone through all the fancy ones; hybrids; and came to like the BO's. Now I am ready to have excellent egg layers and execellent meat birds all in one! What is your choice?? Thanks!

I agree with your BO's. but a very nice newcomer breed is ....

• The Buckeye was created in Ohio by crossing Cochins, Plymouth Rocks, and Malay chicken breeds. They are a dual purpose breed that features rich, brilliant red plumage, yellow legs, and a pea comb. They are good egg layers and grow fairly rapidly making them a true dual-purpose farm chicken. Buckeyes are very hardy that resist frostbite very well thanks to their small comb and wattles. Furthermore, due to their Malay ancestry they are very rugged and excellent foragers. They have an easy-going demeanor and are not inclined to be flighty. The Buckeye is the ultimate combination of beautiful plumage, utility, and hardiness for the backyard flock. APPROX. 200 EGGS/YEAR | EGG COLOR: BROWN | MATURE WT: MALE 9 LBS. FEMALE: 6.5 LBS.

 

[Gray Farms]

need opinion of my choices for a new flock. I wanted unique birds that would like me and not peck each other. how did I do?
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Your Polish will get picked on by the other non-crested breeds.

 

[ARose4Heaven]

Your Polish will get picked on by the other non-crested breeds.

Do you think so? I intentially chose breeds for their gentleness. Everything I read said that SF and Sussex were birds that are exceptionally gentle and low on the pecking order. I really hope they will be OK, being raised together they should be more accepting of one another's differences?

 

[Gray Farms]

Do you think so? I intentially chose breeds for their gentleness. Everything I read said that SF and Sussex were birds that are exceptionally gentle and low on the pecking order. I really hope they will be OK, being raised together they should be more accepting of one another's differences?

Sorry no, crested breeds almost always get picked on with non-crested breeds due to their diminished vision.

 

[ARose4Heaven]

Sorry no, crested breeds almost always get picked on with non-crested breeds due to their diminished vision.

Will it help if I trim their crest so they can see better?

 

[Gray Farms]

Will it help if I trim their crest so they can see better?

It may, just don't trim them to close so that they bleed.

 

[MillersFarm]

Bielefelders~! They're amazing layers of 250+ eggs a year and are Very meaty birds. Make excellent broilers