Pekin, Cream Legbar and Olive Egger temperaments?

[SnowyClucks]

Hi y’all, SUPER excited because I am picking up chicks in 4 days. 3 of the chickens i’ve reserved are one pekin, cream legbar, and one olive egger. What are these chickens like in a flock and how are they with humans? I know that silkies are typically chill and docile, but idk what the ither 3 are like. I dont care about egg production, just personality. I wouldn’t mind some lap chickens or, at the very least, chill ones that will let me hold them for health checks without complaining haha. These are the 4 i am getting fyi:
- Silkie
- Cream Legbar
- Pekin
- Olive Egger

Tell me your stories and experiences about these breeds!

 

[thecatumbrella]

I had six Pekins. Despite being hand-raised, they were very wiggly for handling. Two were lap chickens (but no petting allowed). Most of all, they were the SASSIEST birds! Loved enforcing the pecking order on each other. They really needed a rooster to (hopefully) keep order.

But when they lay, they lay like champs! Super cute too. Wouldn’t get them again, but I see why some people love them.

 

[mermaid_of_the_farm]

I have 2 CCLs and 2 OE all from TSC and I love them. 1 CCL is a lap chicken and loves attention but she also likes to leave to my neighbor's garden to lay her eggs the other CCL is more skittish. It's the same with my OE: 1 loves attention and is easy to handle but also likes to leave the yard while the other is more skittish. But both of my friendly escapees come back very easily, if not on their own, I just go pick them up or call them with scratch grains. You'll enjoy them!

Cream Puff and Sweetie both love hanging out with us humans and both love getting into trouble lol

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I have two OEs and they are definitely not lap chickens but I didn’t get them as chicks. I think chickens in general do not like being cuddled but can be raised to tolerate or even enjoy it but it has to be done intentionally. Except my Delawares…they were lap chickens without me wanting them to be and I don’t know why. Maybe because I only had the two of them in a brooder because my broody hen failed to accept them…but I digress. My point is I don’t think any of those breeds are particularly averse to being lap chickens but here is an article well worth reading that might help you nurture some easy-to-handle chickens:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...and-start-raising-your-chicks-outdoors.71995/