What breeds do you wish you had?

[Drex Chick]

I'd love to have a few blue laced wyandottes!! Next spring hopefully. If anyone has some I'd love to see pictures!!!

 

[TwentyOneChickens]

My dream chicken is the Ayam Cemani, but they're like 1k per, and I don't have money for that xD

 

[cluckmecoop7]

A friend of mine has therapy chickens, silkies and seramas.
Once during a dog attack, an opportunistic hawk picked up a Wyandotte and as it was flying over the neighboring retirement home, it dropped the pullet into the courtyard. It was unharmed and the residents appreciated the visit. I told them I would bring birds back for visits which the staff agreed to. However all my birds are wild now so that won't work.

What? So the hawk was trying to save the chicken?

 

[cluckmecoop7]

I'm sure it was taking it to eat it.
But for a long time I used to joke that I love hawks because they save my chickens from dogs.

And you said she wasn't hurt at all?? Wow!

 

[ChickNanny13]

I couldn't find a mark on her. I guess when the hawk was flying over the courtyard it lost its grip and the chicken just fluttered to the ground. The hawk flew down to try and pick it up again. At first, the staff thought it was two hawks and then realized it was a hawk and a chicken. I'm sure the hawk didn't want to deal with the dog mayhem going on so it was going to take the pullet someplace quiet so it could eat in peace.
I was so distraught after having about 10 chickens killed by neighbor's dogs.
I was sitting in the house after confronting the neighbor and telling her how much she owed me when there was a knock at the door. It was the owner of the retirement home. He asked if I was missing a chicken and I kind of went off. I yelled, "I'm missing a whole bunch of chickens" and I went into the story of the dog attack.
He told me the chicken's story and drove me to the retirement home to retrieve it. On the way back, I asked him "how did you know I had chickens?" He said, "I didn't. I just knew you had a lot of weird stuff up here so I figured you probably had chickens too."

Sorry to hear of the dog attack, glad to learn you got your chicken back and I can just see you having your "melt down" as I would too but the Owner's explanation is just

 

[ChickNanny13]

Not the best pictures but here are my 2 Blue Laced Red Wyandottes. At least that's what they were called when I bought them. But they're cream where the blue is supposed to be and I think they're called "Splash" Laced Red. Anyway, very pretty but not friendly. One absolutely HATES being touched, the other only tolerates it if she has to! One has been broody twice this summer, the other not at all. View attachment 1892753 View attachment 1892754

Pretty girls ... Yes their coloring is referred to as "splash" and BLRW do color out that way also. I had two, one turned out to be a splash while the other had the blue/red lacing....
The splash is the one in the back walking towards the patio, the 2 shades of BLRW is to the left & right of the Buff ... Don't have a better pic, this was years ago.

 

[AsunaWolf42]

I have gotten almost every breed I could ever want and one breed I had never heard of (Calico Princess). But the one breed I really wanted and was just not lucky enough to have available near me was a Black Copper Maran. I do not regret any of the babies I have chosen but would have gladly made room for one BCM along the way!