Reviews by OlivesMama

My Barred Rocks are my favorite in my flock. I have quite the variety too-Wyandottes, an Orpingtong, Silkie, Sultan, and and EE. The 2 Barred Rock hens I have are at the top of the pecking order, but not aggressive. I can handle both easily and always have been able to. Henrietta is my lap chicken, so is so sweet! They are great foragers and layers. I will always keep BRs in my flock now. The only con- Ethel (top of the pecking order) is very chatty. She's always making noise.

Cleo, my EE is the best layer in my flock. At the end of summer, she went through a streak of 9 days with an egg every day. She lays 6 out of 7 days. She's a beautiful bird and her eggs are a lovely greenish blue. She started laying at around 5 months. My only complaint-she's one of two in my flock that won't let me handle her. She'll come running when I open our back door, but I'm not allowed to touch! She was the prettiest chick. She looked like a chipmunk and had black eyeliner, hence the name Cleopatra.