Recent content by eggsbert

@Shezadandy I'm glad none of our birds have shown an interest in flying, but they find other ways to cause trouble. We named ours Jessie and Jamie (after Team Rocket on Pokemon because they're trouble). Hopefully yours continue to lay well, because ours got of to a good start but then dropped...

@hotlipshens We got ours from a local hatchery called Desert Springs Farms (whom you can locate here on BYC). They are not easter eggers.

In my research, I'd read a lot of great things about them, which is why I got them for my first flock. @JessHeller I'm not sure why ours aren't friendly, but the other two I gave to neighbors aren't well liked either. It's possible it's the hatchery so @2oldnow if yours don't friendly up or...

Big, slow, and pretty, but not as stupid or shy as described. Our family has mixed feeling about this particular bird. Social Features: (4/5) Our hen is not pushy but not a pushover either. She is a middle of the road hen, dominating over our Ameraucanas but submitting to our Australorps. She...

We got four of these birds from a local store (commercial hatchery chicks) and ended up only keeping two. They are big birds with pushy personalities. Social Features: (2/5) Despite hand raising these chicks, they are not very personable and they can be quite the bullies when they want to be...

Our family got three Wheaten Ameraucanas from a local hatchery. We got our birds a little late, so they were quite skittish and did not grow up with the rest of the flock (though they were introduced early enough we didn't have a problem with aggression). Social Features: (3/5) Our wheatens...