Pros: good layer even in winter, loves to free range
Great with the kids,great egg layer even in Montana's cold winters. They love getting free range time and have some of the best personalities I have seen. Ours are Columbian Wyandottes.
Love the 2 hens we have they have super personalities and lay adorable eggs....that is until it got cold. No more eggs this winter. I would say they would be perfect in warmer climates maybe the egg laying would not stop completely.
I have both LF and bantam cochins and I love them. Their fluffy feathered feet are adorable. They have done super in the harsh Montana winter and have been good layers even in the winter without added lights. My kids handle them all the time, they are friendly and gregarious. I will continue to have this breed among my stock. They also have done well free ranging.