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That's such a bummer. I keep hearing that Brahmas are decent winter layers, but my husband says he can't mentally handle the feather feet. Our clean footed chickens still get the old cecal slippers once in a while. Of course, they've also been mentioned as a decent confinement breed!

This is awesome to hear. Our local farm store orders from Mt Healthy, and I'd much prefer to go through them than ship direct.

I want Bilefelders so bad! I'm having a hard time finding how they do in confinement, so I'd love to hear your thoughts. I think they're gorgeous, almost like a game bird.

That's actually really good to know. I've wondered if some of the point-of-lay behaviors would flare back up whenever they got hormonal (like being broody!). Now I can mentally prepare for it! Glad yours is coming around.

So maybe backyard breeders (referring to dogs) is more accurate. This would honestly explain a lot. My Australorps are not very Australorp-like in demeanor. The hatcheries are just trying to pump out eggs, and not giving a thought to either confirmation or personality.

What kind of aggressive behaviors? I ask, because I'm also having aggression issues with my Australorp (whose been laying for about 3 weeks). I miss my sweet girl and I'm worried she's gone.

Thank you for clarifying. Just to make sure I understand, when Meyer Hatchery claims their Lavenders are from the "American strain" and their Jubilees are from the "English strain", they're basically mutt versions of these breeds?

We're looking to get a couple (or a couple couple 😆) of friends for our Black Australorps in the spring. Orpington's are frequently recommended as a friendly breed that does well in confinement. We'd been avoiding broody birds since we have no interest in hatching eggs, but I'm getting short...