Phoenix's???

[peeps7]

I got 8 phoenix eggs today and went ahead and put them in the bator. My question is are they skittish or with handling alot when they are babies make them friendly?

 

[SloCrevs]

Phoenix are definetlly a wily breed. I have worked with them for years. I have 1 chick right now, It's my showmanship challenge. I handle her for 2-3 hours a day. While I'm doing homework, surfing on line, etc. I've gotten her pretty tame, she nuzzles up to me now, but if you don't handle them a lot, you're going to have a lot of wild birds on your hands.

 

[helmstead]

I disagree. We have silver phoenix and they're very tame and quiet - with minimal handling. Just a good natured bird.

Ask Speckledhen - she had a Barred Rock/S Phoenix pullet from my eggs (and gave her to me, Raven is a sweet sweet girl and a GREAT egg layer). Just great little personalities.

 

[speckledhen]

I adored my Phoenix/Barred Rock cross girl! Raven was an angel of a chick and has turned out to be a great little layer, as Kate said. Quite beautiful, too. I would have kept her, but I gave her to Kate and her DH for his birthday since the Phoenix were his special breeds.

 

[peeps7]

That is great!!! I get to candle on Friday and hopefully (

) I will have some nice little veins floating around. I also have 4 of my own eggs in with them and I hope they do good too. (Speckledhen, my humidity is about 40% right now, is that good?)

 

[speckledhen]

That humidity is perfect, peeps! Crossing fingers for a great hatch for you!

 

[kstaven]

When it comes to agressive breeds of chicken I would not include phoenix in that for the most part. But having said that I have to admit I have seen a few breeding lines that are flighty and high strung. Much like dogs ... look at the ancestry and what birds you breed together. The characteristic can be bred in or out.

 

[MandyH]

The only thing aggressive about my phoenix is if you don't give her a mealworm everytime you go out to the house.LOL. If I am busy candling eggs or setting eggs or cleaning, etc... she will fly over and sit on my shoulder or on my leg if I am sitting down like "hey, do you not see me?!?!" I have about 30 golden phoenix chickens and chicks and they are definatley very cool birds. Our rooster Elvis (my 2 year old named him, please don't laugh) will let my 2 year old tote him around til they are both sweaty and stinky.

 

[nccatnip]

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WHere did you get your eggs from? I hatched out 5 last week and have another order of eggs coming...they are just georgous when they are little. Did you get gold or silver?

 

[peeps7]

Got them from Fdnick.