Why are these chickens not recommended?

[DiYMama540]

Great post by @50-45-1 !!

I have Leghorn mixes "California Whites" and they are a bit flighty and skittish, but sweet at the same time...kind of like sour patch kids candy. If they think you may have treats they are all over you, other than that they are too busy foraging for their own treats. I do have to clip the wings of one of them because she's quite bold and likes to escape the yard any chance she gets, mostly in search of new nest sites

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Thanks for all the replies everyone! I certainly agree with all of you. I am hoping to get barred rocks and when I watched that video I didn't know what to think so I decided to come right to my main chicken resource - BACKYARDCHICKENS!

 

[Love my chickens 25]

Great post by @50-45-1 !!

I have Leghorn mixes "California Whites" and they are a bit flighty and skittish, but sweet at the same time...kind of like sour patch kids candy. If they think you may have treats they are all over you, other than that they are too busy foraging for their own treats. I do have to clip the wings of one of them because she's quite bold and likes to escape the yard any chance she gets, mostly in search of new nest sites

Sounds like my girls they love to escape

 

[50-45-1]

Astralorps and orphingtons are good large breed chickens. They are both great broody moms. Not real fantastic on the egg laying if that is your goal. The leghorn will give you more eggs on less feed.
I can find something good to say about most breeds that i have experienced.
My personal all time favorites would be turkens for their personalities and friendliness. And silver grey dorkings that are truly a gentle friendly breed.
Honestly though if you have a flock of a dozen birds of the same breed, you will have destinct personality traits in each individual bird. Flightyness, friendlyness, bully, quiet , loud talkative, brat...
Kind of like kids, each one there own personality traits even if you raised them all the same way.

 

[Love my chickens 25]

I love my silkies and Cochins their great layers and friendly

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Astralorps and orphingtons are good large breed chickens. They are both great broody moms. Not real fantastic on the egg laying if that is your goal. The leghorn will give you more eggs on less feed.
I can find something good to say about most breeds that i have experienced.
My personal all time favorites would be turkens for their personalities and friendliness. And silver grey dorkings that are truly a gentle friendly breed.
Honestly though if you have a flock of a dozen birds of the same breed, you will have destinct personality traits in each individual bird. Flightyness, friendlyness, bully, quiet , loud talkative, brat...
Kind of like kids, each one there own personality traits even if you raised them all the same way.

Yeah, I understand what you mean!!

 

[Lizzy733]

There may be some breed characteristics that are driven by their hormonal or genetic tendencies, but chickens are individuals as well. At what age you purchase them and your level of interaction are much bigger factors , in my opinion.
Most bullying and flighty behavior can be curtailed by understanding your hen and giving them what they need - with my girls, that sometimes meant extra personal attention when there were chicks afoot - or extra feeders and tidbits so they weren't worried about others eating all of the food. I also introduced a silkie when they were chicks so they grew up knowing not all hens are 'red'. With my skittish dorking, that was providing her safety and security while showing her I was not a threat. That being said, I have to play rooster since we don't have one. Bullying stops pretty quickly when the perpetrator knows they'll get in trouble for it.

 

[Chickassan]

It just means that she has that opinion on those breeds, however it does not make it true.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Barred Rocks are friendly, some maybe a bit panicky sometimes.

Rhode Island Reds can be mean/wild. Females never had a problem laying eggs.

I owned both breeds.

 

[cluckmecoop7]

It just means that she has that opinion on those breeds, however it does not make it true.

Thank you, BUT - she posted that video on youtube and she has THOUSANDS of subscribers. She was telling everyone NOT to get the breeds.