Reviews by Chickenfan4life

I got my Black Sex Link Chicken from Atwoods. She was such a pretty little baby, and I always enjoyed finding her lovely brown eggs. She was killed by a dog a few months ago, though. She will be missed. Read more here -----------------> https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/748155/the-life-of-pigeon

RIP Pigeon...

The Marans is a breed of chicken that originated in France. It is a medium sized breed, well known across the U.S.A, and other countries, for it's beautiful, dark brown eggs, and fine meat. The Marans is also a popular breed for showing, and fancied by poultry breeders all over the world.

The Marans originated in France and were imported into the United Kingdom in the 1930's.

The Marans are a fine breed, being useful for meat, eggs, and showing. They can make good pets for children, and are highly prized for their dark eggs.

There are the 9 varieties of the Marans, recognized by the French Standard: Cuckoo, Golden Cuckoo, Black, Birchen, Black Copper, Wheaton, Black-tailed Buff, White and Columbian.

If you want Marans that lay genuine dark eggs, a hatchery is not a good place to get your Marans, because they do not breed their Marans the way a reputable breeder would. A good place to get true Marans would be a reputable breeder. There are plenty of good breeders right here on BYC.

I hope this review has helped someone out there!

The Old English Game Bantam is a breed of chicken. Pure Old English Game Bantams are highly prized by poultry breeders and fanciers, and therefore, they can sell for quite a lot of money, if the breeder/seller knows what s/he's doing.

The Old English Game Bantam is one of the oldest strains of poultry breeds that have been used for cockfighting. Through the Middle Ages, the breed was developed and bred by the English Nobility, into many varying colors, traits desirable for cockfighting were chosen by breeders. Cockfighting became illegal in Britain and Australia in the 1850s and English game fowl are usually kept just by poultry enthusiasts. Today the breeds are used at poultry exhibitions and breeders try to develop stock that will win prizes.
(That part was taken from Wikipedia. I don't own it.)

There are many varieties of the Old English Game Bantam, making it even more appealing. The following varieties are all recognized.


Old English Game Black - 1938 Game Bantam

Old English Game Black - Breasted Red 1925 Game Bantam

Old English Game Black Tailed Buff - 2004 Game Bantam

Old English Game Blue - 1976 Game Bantam

Old English Game Blue - Brassy Back 1996 Game Bantam

Old English Game Blue - Breasted Red 1965 Game Bantam

Old English Game Blue - Golden Duckwing 1965 Game Bantam

Old English Game Blue Silver Duckwing - 1965 Game Bantam

Old English Game Brassy Back - 1990 Game Bantam

Old English Game Brown Red - 1960 Game Bantam

Old English Game Columbian - 1996 Game Bantam

Old English Game Crele 1976 - Game Bantam

Old English Game Cuckoo 1977 - Game Bantam

Old English Game Fawn Silver Duckwing - 1998 Game Bantam

Old English Game Ginger Red - 1982 Game Bantam

Old English Game Golden Duckwing - 1938 Game Bantam

Old English Game Lemon Blue - 1965 Game Bantam

Old English Game Mille Fleur - 1998 Game Bantam

Old English Game Quail - 1988 Game Bantam

Old English Game Red Pyle - 1946 Game Bantam

Old English Game Self Blue - 1965 Game Bantam

Old English Game Silver Blue - 1996 Game Bantam

Old English Game Silver Duckwing - 1938 Game Bantam

Old English Game Spangled - 1925 Game Bantam

Old English Game Wheaten (female) - 1943 Game Bantam

Old English Game Wheaten (male) - 1949 Game Bantam

Old English Game White - 1938 Game Bantam

Thanks for reading! Please comment, and let me know if any of the information is invalid!

The Polish, otherwise known as a Poland, is a popular breed of chicken, best known for it's wild topknot of head feathers, called a crest.

They originated in the Netherlands, not in Poland, as their name suggests. They can be quite tame, but most are flighty and skittish because their crest interferes with their vision, making them unable to see things, and causing them to get spooked. Polish hens rarely go broody, and are fair layers of small, white eggs.

They come in the following colors:

White crested black: APA recognized
White crested blue: APA recognized
White Crested Khaki: Not recognized by APA
White Crested Chocolate: Not recognized by APA
White Crested Cuckoo: Not recognized by APA
White Crested Buff: Not recognized by APA
Silver Laced: APA recognized
Golden Laced: APA recognized
Buff Laced: APA recognized
White Laced Red: APA recognized
Blue: Not recognized by APA
White: APA recognized
Self Black: Not recognized by APA
Self Cuckoo: Not recognized by APA
Self Buff: Not recognized by APA
Tolbunt: Not recognized by APA
Partridge: Not recognized by APA
Crele: Not recognized by APA
Black Crested White: APA recognized
Columbian: Not recognized by APA
Buff Columbian: Not recognized by APA
Black Tailed Red: Not Recognized by APA

Hope that helps someone out there! Thanks for looking!
Hannah.

I love my Ameracaunas, but they don't love me back.

The Catalana is a rare and unique chicken breed that I hope to own someday.

I really want to get some Buckeyes! They sound like a really awesome chicken breed that would be fun to have! Not like I need more chickens, though! Lol.

I love orpingtons. Especially buff orpingtons. We had 2 but a dog killed them. We will certainly be getting some to replace ours lost.

Ideal Poultry, a hatchery started in 1937, is a family owned and operated business. They claim that their business is built on customer service and quality poultry, and from what I've seen, they stay true to that.

They are the biggest supplier of backyard poultry, having a wide range of bantams, brown egg layers, white egg layers, rare breeds, ducks, and geese, they ship their poultry all over the United States of America, and sell close to 5 million chicks annually.

While you can get quality chicks from them, there's always the chance that you wont get any quality poultry from them. Their poultry often fits what they say, with the red sex links laying brown eggs regularly, and the white leghorns laying jumbo-size white eggs regularly.

If you want quality poultry from a hatchery, then you're looking in the wrong place. Hatcheries do not breed their birds the same way a responsible, reputable breeder would. Instead of looking at hatcheries as a source of quality poultry, you should try to find a breeder of the bird you are looking for. There are plenty of good breeders right here on BYC!

There is no minimum order for poultry, but your order must come to $25.00

Ideal Poultry is U.S Avian Influenza clean, and Pullorum-Typhoid clean.

I hope this review helps someone decide whether or not Ideal Poultry is for them.

Thanks for reading! Please comment!

I have one cochin, Boots, a black cochin, and she is sweet as can be. I can walk right up to her and pick her up. Cochins thrive in cold climates, but basically wilt in the heat. They have no ability to keep cool once they are hot. If you live in a hot climate, I would not reccomend this breed, but, if you live in a cooler climate, GO GET SOME COCHINS!!!!