Post Phoenix Pics Please

[bronzefarmer]

Thank you

 

[OR4-hmom]

Thanks guys for the info. Are the good layers? Are the loud? What is their temperament?

I have a pair of pullets, 1 is laying five eggs a week and the other is broody. My DD wouldn't use them for showmanship,(afraid they would fly off the table), but they are calmer than some of our layers. Our girls were raised in the laundry room so they are quite calm indoors but they do freak out when I walk by the window but when I open the pen door they both come rushing to see me.

 

[rambob59]

I have one hen who for some reason liked to jump at the wall repeatedly every day. Lol

 

[EZFarms]

i have two phoenix chicks (pullet and cockeral) and two phoenix X polish. are they usually jumpy/flighty? Even my hand raised ones are jumpy

 

[rambob59]

Yes lol usually very jumpy.

 

[rambob59]

I used Phoenix for showmanship at shows and they did well. So with age they get better.

 

[EZFarms]

my 2yr olds are starting to calm but tge roo not so much xD he jumps at my leg sometimes. anyway to stop that?

 

[rambob59]

Get a squirt gun and every time he comes at you squirt him in the face. Or chase him until you catch him and just hold him for a while and pet his head and if he pecks you slap him(not hard but so he lets go/stops) and just repeat daily.
And another way is feeding him from your hand while he's in the coop. If he comes to attack you squirt him if not just drop feed. This let's him know you're friendly but also rule over him.

 

[EZFarms]

He usually goes after me as i close the coop door and when hes out in yard if i walk over he will puff up And run at me

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

None of my phoenix are aggressive or jumpy. They are an ornamental breed and should be very use to people. With a little attention they should be easily handled. Mine get no personal attention and i can still walk in and just pick 1/2 of them. Most of the time i have to watch them so i dont step on their tails. Only had one, once try to pop me. And that was years ago and only once