Worst chicken breed

[FrostRanger]

I'm sad to hear that. I was planning to get a couple, but I don't need jerks.
Are there any other Columbian colored breeds?

Look for a good breeder that breeds birds for temperment. You're more likely to get nice roos from someone who aggressively culls aggression from their lines

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

My worst breed was the Niederrheiner. Fat, short legged, prone to foot problems and more. Longevity is not in their genes.
The only thing they are good for is a fast growing meat bird, but there are cheaper options.

 

[AmericanDwarfChicken]

Sussex and Amberlink chickens are horrible. My Sussex are mean to me and my bantams. They are two years old and still have not laid ONE egg. Almost all of my Pekins are either dead or are in a different run. My Amberlinks don’t lay eggs, they also fight and I had a roo kill one of my Pekins right in front of me. The Sussex and Amberlink hens are like mean roosters that lay eggs. They aren’t smart and don’t go inside their coop. so i’m thinking of removing the run and their coop and let them get eaten.

 

[No Coop No Problem]

Egyptian Fayoumi is the worst breed I have experience with. They're similar in every single way to my American Game, except they're worse in every category
>extremely skittish
>extremely loud
>bad at survival and free-ranging compared to any gamefowl

A close second are Orpingtons for their broken broodiness genes. The bloodline I'm familiar with loves to go broody, hatch eggs and ignore the babies existence

 

[JenniMcChick]

I have been eyeing up Blue Australorps as well!! We currently have 3 Black Australorp hens, and man oh man... my husband doesn't like them bc they are obviously larger than our medium size flocks... but I simply adore them. It's true, I'm not a fan of their size either, but they are so friendly and hands down have the SOFTEST feathers EVER!!! And as someone who has Buff Orpingtons...If you like the Orpingtons you will LOVE the Aussies

Thank you so much! I don't mind the size, have Orpingtons after all.
I have done some research and will have my eye peeled for some this coming Spring. Wish me luck!

 

[Steinagarden]

I don't want to offend silkie owners but I have to say silkies. All silkies that I owned were really stupid, and seemed blind even though I made sure they didnt have fluff blocking their sight... They are really cute though, even cuter as freshly hatched... But I need a chicken that can register that I am there, and not just staring into the wall.

Mine also had really bad health. Suddenly I would find dead birds in my pen, while my other breeds were fine. I suspected marek's disease.

 

[AmericanDwarfChicken]

I don't want to offend silkie owners but I have to say silkies. All silkies that I owned were really stupid, and seemed blind even though I made sure they didnt have fluff blocking their sight... They are really cute though, even cuter as freshly hatched... But I need a chicken that can register that I am there, and not just staring into the wall.

Mine also had really bad health. Suddenly I would find dead birds in my pen, while my other breeds were fine. I suspected marek's disease.

My friends silkies are all jerks, mean hens mean roosters.

 

[Rebechenson75]

My SLW who passed recently also wasn't very good.

My black laced red wyandotte with a straight comb making me think she is a mix. But she is friendly.

I have 5 GLW. They are a roudy lot but very sweet. The five of them are all laying finally. I love these girls and find them to be great entrainment.

 

[CharlieLadderCrumb]

I have had probably 30 breeds and out of all of them silkies have been the worst, they're tiny, don't lay much, and the roosters always seemed scared of everything. We got them from friends for free and gave them back after probably 10 months. I have not had silkies in more than 10 years now and don't plan on getting them again ever. It seems a lot of other people on this thread have said similar things.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Okay, please don't tell @The Moonshiner I said this bc I really like and respect him and I don't want him to be mad at me, and he raises them and all, but for my money the worst breed is - and this is just based on my own experience, you understand - ... but ... Leghorns. Especially Brown Leghorns. Sure, they lay an egg a day and all, but there is no chicken more feral or skittish or terrified of people from literally hatch day on than a Brown Leghorn. You cannot tame them, or at least I could not. Poor things were just terrified all the time. I felt like it would be a kindness to put them down. It was sad.