unpopular chicken opinions??

[black_cat]

Buff only looks nice when it has another color to compliment it, and generally is better if there is the same amount or more of that other color. (general, broad statement that should apply to most birds)

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Maybe that's not such an unpopular opinion. I'm also not a fan of solid buff chickens. Solid white also falls into that category for me. They need something to break up that color, whether it be simple and stately like buff Columbian, or more complex like the birds posted. Otherwise, it's just kinda 'meh' to me.


Oddly enough, those are the only solid colors (off the top of my head) that bother me like that.

 

[Chickenslol]

oh no not the buff orpington fight again lmao

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Maybe that's not such an unpopular opinion. I'm also not a fan of solid buff chickens. Solid white also falls into that category for me. They need something to break up that color, whether it be simple and stately like buff Columbian, or more complex like the birds posted. Otherwise, it's just kinda 'meh' to me.


Oddly enough, those are the only solid colors (off the top of my head) that bother me like that.

Same, though, when I see buff I find it actually quite repulsive. Where with solid white I just find extremely boring. Plain white on Ameraucanas and Silkies son’t bother me though. I think it’s because Ameraucanas have adorable Boofs and silkies are floofy cotton balls. Though on breeds like leghorns and stuff I just find it extremely boring. And BC you didn’t see that.

 

[black_cat]

Maybe that's not such an unpopular opinion. I'm also not a fan of solid buff chickens. Solid white also falls into that category for me. They need something to break up that color, whether it be simple and stately like buff Columbian, or more complex like the birds posted. Otherwise, it's just kinda 'meh' to me.


Oddly enough, those are the only solid colors (off the top of my head) that bother me like that.

Tillie is sad

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Same, though, when I see buff I find it actually quite repulsive. Where with solid white I just find extremely boring. Plain white on Ameraucanas and Silkies son’t bother me though. I think it’s because Ameraucanas have adorable Boofs and silkies are floofy cotton balls. Though on breeds like leghorns and stuff I just find it extremely boring. And BC you didn’t see that.

Agree 100%!! I ended up with a recessive white silkie-feathered Cochin bantam out of some blacks and I don't find that I mind solid white on her with her fuzzy feathering as much as I do on other birds.

Editing to add, also, the buff color was pretty much the entire reason why it took like a decade of chicken keeping before I even got an Orpington. I only got my Orp because Meyer started selling Lavenders.

Tillie is sad
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No offense meant, it's just my personal preference... I'm also not terribly fond of Leghorns anyway, sorry Tillie

 

[Painted Calls]

Same, though, when I see buff I find it actually quite repulsive. Where with solid white I just find extremely boring. Plain white on Ameraucanas and Silkies son’t bother me though. I think it’s because Ameraucanas have adorable Boofs and silkies are floofy cotton balls. Though on breeds like leghorns and stuff I just find it extremely boring. And BC you didn’t see that.

@ColtHandorf's white clouds Orps are magnificent.

 

[black_cat]

No offense meant, it's just my personal preference... I'm also not terribly fond of Leghorns anyway, sorry Tillie

No offense taken.....Tillie takes offense, though. She's going to come steal your knees

 

[black_cat]

@ColtHandorf's white clouds Orps are magnificent.

Accurate

 

[black_cat]

Same, though, when I see buff I find it actually quite repulsive. Where with solid white I just find extremely boring. Plain white on Ameraucanas and Silkies son’t bother me though. I think it’s because Ameraucanas have adorable Boofs and silkies are floofy cotton balls. Though on breeds like leghorns and stuff I just find it extremely boring. And BC you didn’t see that.