White leghorn 3 week old chicks. Everybody hates leghorns? why?

[preciouschick]

So i have 10 3 week old leghorn chicks in the brooder. They are skiddish and jumping up to higher levels already. So I just put a day old silky in the brooder. At first they rall ran away from her. Bunch of scardey cats. Now the silky is nesting up with them and they are treating her as part of the group. I am pleasantly surprised. They arent so bad after all. my brooder is 6 ft x 4 ft. plenty of room. The silky is inbetween the 2 whites.

 

[CrspyChkn]

They are very cute!
Also, people hate leghorns? I’ve had 2 as my first chickens, one was an aggressive rooster(I was little, but still loved him), and a hen who would attack chicks. She was also flighty, and so were their daughters. I still enjoy leghorns, but I wouldn’t say they are my favorite. I wonder what other people will have to say, I never heard of this hatred for leghorns before personally.

 

[fluffycrow]

Same here! Love leghorns, never heard of the drama surrounding them

 

[Chookwagn]

People only don't like leghorns because they aren't lap chickens.... they don't like being lap chickens ..... thats why I love them

 

[JacinLarkwell]

People only don't like leghorns because they aren't lap chickens.... they don't like being lap chickens ..... thats why I love them

Plus most people don't know that they come in colors other than white

 

[fluffycrow]

Plus most people don't know that they come in colors other than white



Ohh that too!

 

[Chookwagn]

If you want lap chickens get something that isn't a chicken.... like a silkie

 

[JacinLarkwell]

If you want lap chickens get something that isn't a chicken.... like a silkie

Or a capon

 

[Chookwagn]

Plus most people don't know that they come in colors other than white

Correct

 

[Sekmet]

I don't hate leghorns, but I'm not interested in keeping any because I don't want skittish birds. With bad knees, I'm not looking for anything that runs. I also want the rainbow egg effect and have Houdans for white.