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The egg in the middle in tinted and the egg on the 2 green/blue eggs is cream since it’s slightly darker and has a bit of a pink hue.Ok, so what is cream? I would have called your tinted egg cream.
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The egg in the middle in tinted and the egg on the 2 green/blue eggs is cream since it’s slightly darker and has a bit of a pink hue.Ok, so what is cream? I would have called your tinted egg cream.
I agree about Buff Orpingtons as they are my favorites as well (hence my Avatar). I fell in love with them as a young lad when I saw a BO hen at my Grandpa's barn. After his death, it and a pair of Lakenvelders were given to me as he had directed. To this day, that Lakenvelder rooster remains my all time favorite. Watching him with his ladies as they scratched together in the woods is a very fond memory.In one sentence: I prefer quiet, friendly breeds that lay a decent amount of eggs.
I don't want to mention any names, but.... I have had many different breeds and for me personally I don't like breeds that are considered flighty or not particularly friendly. I only keep a 4-7 hens at a time and I want to be able to easily handle them to do health checks etc. I LOVE Orpingtons the most. I think what people like in chickens correlate with the reason they have them. Mine are for fun. They are for backyard entertainment and healthy eggs.
I didn't even realize there was a breed I didn't like until I found this thread. Dong Tao could give me nightmares! Eeeewww!
Most of the rarer breeds tend to be non-brooders (which explains a whole lot about why they're rare ... silly chickens!) That's where your Silkies come in. Most Silkie hens are great broodies and mothers; and they'll adopt or raise pretty much anything ... even kittens. Of course, none of that helps when your lone Silkie turns out to be a rooster. We love our Herman, but couldn't, just this once, "Murphy" have surprised us with a hen?Oh I would have a couple in a heart beat! I just learned about them a couple weeks ago The Quack Shack but... yeah I would have a few no problem.
I tend to like the stranger things in life though. My favorite breeds have all pretty much shown up on this thread as dislikes, which is okay. I wish I would have never bought my Silkies. "Oh that's cute" turned in to "Oh, what's it good for?" pretty fast.
Are you serious? I know they hatch and raise different chickens, but kittens too... I'm not a big fan of cats or silkies but I would definitely have them both if my chicken would raise my cat.even kittens.