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[pmcatnip]

I didn't mention the white leghorns.. I forgot them.. okay, I didn't forget, I just don't like them... They lay eggs like nobodies business, but they are escape artists that are so nervous that they make your whole flock edgy.  The ones we used to have would hop the 8 foot fence and go out in the woods to lay their eggs. And that was with trimmed wing feathers. NOT good for free range.

Wow. Do you know if there's a difference in behavior between white and brown leghorns? I have a brown one in my flock and while she is by far the most skittish of them all, she free ranges with the rest in my front yard happily (4' fence keeps them in with wings clipped, they could get over it if they really wanted to but they haven't figured that out). She is buddies with the Welsummer who is also flighty but I figure that is because I haven't handled her much at all. I wonder if the difference is because of the different breeding stock or if it's because I only have one leghorn. Come to think of it, before we fenced in the yard she was going across the field to lay in the neighbor's barn. Hmm.

 

[BearDrummer]

Wow. Do you know if there's a difference in behavior between white and brown leghorns? I have a brown one in my flock and while she is by far the most skittish of them all, she free ranges with the rest in my front yard happily (4' fence keeps them in with wings clipped, they could get over it if they really wanted to but they haven't figured that out). She is buddies with the Welsummer who is also flighty but I figure that is because I haven't handled her much at all. I wonder if the difference is because of the different breeding stock or if it's because I only have one leghorn. Come to think of it, before we fenced in the yard she was going across the field to lay in the neighbor's barn. Hmm.

Honestly, I have not had much to do with leghorns except the white. To be fair, they were more cramped than they should have been. The only birds to fly the coop were the white leghorns, though. I have heard other people who had similar experience, so I am just not going to bother... especially since the neighbor on the other side of the fence has 3 rather "protective" dogs. I don't want to risk it.

 

[BearDrummer]

SILKIES: My wife wants a blue silky pullet. The only person I saw mentioning silkies doesn't have anymore (and suggested more than one). Is there anyone near Roseburg that has a few "extra" silkie hens?

 

[Varglet]

I had two brown leghorns a couple years back. They weren't skittish at all and I didn't need a fence for them. They stayed right on the property, and wouldn't even go near the road right in front of the house.

But I also handled them quite a bit (several times nearly every day).

 

[SmileChicks]

my son works at Coastal in Eugene. they have chicks. there are assort brown, assort white, buffs, silver lace Wyandot.. meat chicks.. maybe others can't remember

 

[BrendaJ]

Wilco also has chicks - nice verity .....

 

[Sonja73]

 

[Sonja73]

My bad, wrong thread. Lol. Carry on.

 

[Suzierd]

Sonja did you get Silkies

 

[Sonja73]

Yes. Dang it. I am really starting to like the little buggers too....