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On all websites I've visited says that easter eggers are one of the sweetest chicken breeds you can get. Yes, that can be true....But all chicken's personalities vary! I can barely get close to my easter egger, she startles when I make the slightest movement. She is not afraid to stand up for herself. She will fight. She fights with a hen that is twice the size as her. On the other hand, she lays pretty eggs and her face is cute. She only has 2 friends in my entire flock, they were in the same batch. She only really hangs out with the chickens her age. She has a very weird laying time, will lay all throughout summer, and after Winter she starts back up again very early, about February.

This is my light brahma, Dottie. Very sweet hen, kinda shy, but not skittish.

I have one black australorp named Phyllis, went broody in the summer of 2023, was a great mom. Gets along great with other chickens, rooster loves her.

I originally got a young adult trio of buff Americans and the gander was extremely sweet and friendly. The hens were friendly but standoffish, they would come up and chat but kept their distance. Unfortunately, he died to a fox. He was the sole casualty so I like to think he died protecting his birds. Unfortunately, the replacement gander wasn’t so nice. At first he was shy but when breeding season came around he decided he loved my dad and hated everyone else. He would follow Dad around singing songs to him and accepting hugs. He tried to bite and beat everyone with his wings and constantly attacked everyone on the farm. Including the visitors. Also the hens sat on eggs but only one incubated successfully. They were very protective of their baby and Charlie momentarily wouldn’t attack you at random with the new purpose of watching over his child. (I’m sure he would if you got close but that’s on you then.)
Unfortunately we sold that baby and he returned to his evil ways. When breeding season ended he was slightly less mean but still very mean.

My darling hubby bought this for me (perhaps I talk too much) and I didn’t do a minute of housework for a week. It’s absolutely fascinating. So much info so clear and well explained. The index points to problems quick and explains advise to the most horrible problems that we should never have to deal with. I read it from cover to cover, only ever done that with stories before.

I have only purchased one Rhode Island Red Bantam and they would probably be my top favorite breed that I have ever owned. In the Spring of 2023, I bought four bantams from Tractor Supply: an Old English Game Bantam mix, a Golden Sebright, a Silver Sebright and a Rhode Island Red Bantam. I named the fourth one Ruby, and she quickly became my favorite flock member of all time. She is the sweetest and friendliest chicken with the cutest appearance, and she also has an adorable voice－she does not make normal clucking noises, and instead makes squeaks and cries. Egg production is not an important factor for me, but Ruby seems to produce an egg almost every day, whether there is a thunderstorm or a predator that showed up during the night. Ruby is currently being trained to ride in the car, and she enjoys it very much. When she gets her harness and diaper in, she will be riding places with me.

My absolute favorite breed of all time.
I love their personalities, and colors. I like to mix up the different colors and see what the off spring look like.

But I also do a lot more serious breeding with my bb reds. Currently looking to make my own line of show quality bb red's.

Cornish Cross are one of the worst breeds I have seen in my life, if not the top worst. The only thing they do all day is sit in their poop and continually eat, only occasionally roaming around the yard even though there is plenty of space for them to do so. Not to mention that their poop is literally everywhere you step and it is in huge piles, much larger than a normal chicken's. They are destructive and turn everything to a pile of poop and mud. Cornish Cross are oriented so much to food that they attack you for it. This goes for both genders; the cockerel started attacking me first when he saw me with the feed bucket, and the pullets followed along and attacked me as well. Two of them died before butcher age, one from leg problems and the other one from a heart attack. Cornish Cross are extremely loud and they constantly make this annoying honking noise because they choke on their food since they eat so fast and so much. The only things good about this crossbreed is that they are fast choice for meat production and they can easily fight off diseases such as coccidiosis and fowl pox, but other than that, don't waste your time and your yard space. American Bresse would be much better.

I have two Lavender Orpington hens. They are so sweet and pretty! They are big girls, though. Not overweight (though that happens often with Orpingtons), but a bit chunky! Lots of fluffy feathers. They are friendly (they love cameras and shoes!), and let us pick them up for cuddles. (One of mine is pecking at my boots as I speak!)

One con is that their fluffy butts often get dirty and need trimming or cleaning. Not too big of a problem if you don’t mind that, though.

Overall, a great breed (the Lavenders are, at least); I would recommend them!

I love this breed! I have one silver spangled hen. She is funny and cute. She’s super popular with visitors (“Look at the white one with the funny hat!”)
They are supposed to be good layers in the winter (better than other breeds, at least), but she slowed down just like the rest of the flock. Yes, her egg song is a bit loud, but not horrible.

Overall, I would totally recommend this breed!
Note: I only have one hen! My review may not apply to all chickens of this breed.

This is a picture-heavy, fun, and informative look at our feathered friends who provide us with breakfast. There are personal stories, scientific facts, and studies of behavior included. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Easy to install. Directions are a bit difficult at first but we caught on. It has a phone app but we pretty much don't change the settings too often. It definitely helps keep the coop cooler in the summer and the humidity down year-round.

If you're looking for a quality, straightforward incubator that has great views of the hatching process than definitely give it a try. Things to consider though:

• Get an external hydrometer to check where your incubator's temp and humidity sensors are and adjust accordingly
• Careful when opening after hatching as the chicks will spill over sides.

I love their size and the fact that they don't fly over short fences.

Easter Eggers are one of my very favorite chickens. I've found them to be the healthiest chickens I've raised and they live a long time. They lay lots of large and jumbo eggs and continue to lay a decent amount when they're older. Because they are mixes you never know what color you are going to get or if they'll have beards or not or what color eggs they are going to lay which is exciting to me. You can usually easily tell individuals apart too. They are on the small side for a standard chicken so they probably don't eat as much as, say, a dual purpose breed, but their size and weight allow them to fly quite well which can be a problem if you're trying to keep them within a fenced area or catch them.