Personality wise.....Which rare breed do you like best?

[chamoisee]

Taken as a breed (I know that there are nice and disagreeable individuals within every breed and species!), which breeds do you like best for personality, and why?

I am particularly interested in the rare and or heritage type breeds....
I was thinking Chantecler, Dorking, Sumatra, possibly Aracauna, Welsummer, Lakenvelder, Hamburg....Rhode Island White... in order of preference.

 

[CapricornFarm]

salmon faverolles, sweetest chickens ever!

 

[gumbii]

ugh... i'm gonna sound like a biter here, but i have to say serama...


or, i really liked my shamo's personalities...

 

[Illia]

Araucanas, Shamos, and Polish.

(non hatchery

 

[chamoisee]

A Biter? (confused) I thought Seramas were known for being sweet and friendly!

Oh, Shamos! Yeah, they were supposed to be on the list, too!

 

[cottagechick]

I only have two pullets - so I don't have a lot of experience, but mine are bantam Araucana. I love them. They are very quiet. They like to come around to see if you have food. But at this point they don't want to be held or petted. I don't know if that is the breed, the fact that I got them when they were 3 months old or just their individual personality. I do have ALOT of fun watching them be their quirky little selves running all over the yard. So far they are the most trouble free pet I have ever had. Make sure they have food and water. Watch them run around the yard when I feel like it. They put themselves to bed and I lock them up at night. Otherwise they are fine on their own.

 

[thebirdguy]

Icelandics have the most personality of any breed I have.. not too mention the most diverse array of colors etc!!!

 

[jeremy]

Orpingtons, specifically English Imported birds. They're like feathered puppy dogs.

I have 1 Platinum Sumatra who is around 4 months old and is one of the sweetest birds I've ever encountered. She'll fly up to my arm and hunker down, then "chat" with me while I rub her chest and beak. I plan on breeding her with hopes of more super friendly offspring!

 

[silky_3699]

my mum is a fan of silver campines. i like yokohama's and phoenix's.

 

[Oregon Blues]

Silver Appleyard ducks. They are all so calm, top of the list for egg laying, excellent feed conversion, pretty to look at. Not a molecule of aggression anywhere in their bodies.

They are sassy, though. If I want them to move and they don't want to go, they will stand there and argue with me about it, all bobbing their heads and making a funny quick burbling noise. I call them The Ladies' Sewing Circle. They are like a bunch of gossipy old ladies. Sometimes I have to reach down and actually push them to make them move when the group decision is that they aren't going to go where I want them.