temperament

They let me hold them and pet them... is anyone else's button quail this chill?!

Hello everyone. I have an opportunity to get some Sapphire Olive Eggers from Hoover Hatchery. The website says they're a new breed so I was wondering in anyone has gotten any and can tell me about them. Especially their temperament as I have small children and any other information. Thank you much.

Hello everyone, I am from Central Massachusetts and I have 4 hens that are about one and a half years old. I have my hens in a large over ez chicken coop, its been altered to have more ventilation at the top. The coop normally only stays about 5-10 degrees warmer than outside in the winter due...

This thread mainly serves as a place for all aseel and Oriental game fowl lovers and breeders to come together and talk about their upcoming breeding, or otherwise, projects, their hopes for the future, facts and pictures of their birds, breed information, a place for newer people in the...

Hi there, I've had calls in the past as pets but they are a bit too loud for our neighborhood. I'm looking into getting east indies and I have three questions: 1) Exactly how much bigger are east indies than calls? I'm asking because my cage is fairly small and I want to make sure they would...

I recently got a Dominicker, what I’ve been taught to call Dominque chickens, as a replacement for a chick that died. The chick I originally bought was either a Barred Rock or Dominicker. Anyway, my dad raised Dominickers and Rhode Island Reds, so did my mom but she had more variety, and my dad...

Hi there! I am looking to build a backyard coop this summer in Florida with 3-5 laying hens. They will be pets so I care that they are sweet and calm for my kids, and I am intrigued by funky egg color (would love to have three or four different egg colors from them... at least one blue for...

Hi! I'm doing a presentation on which chickens are the best and the worst. I'm rating them mostly based on their temperament, but also on egg laying (or lack thereof) and I'd love your input and experiences.

Hey! I’d love to hear from people who own Silkies and about your experience with them! Laying abilities? Behaviour/temperament? How often do they go broody? Winter laying? Etc

So I got one random Silver Campine egg sent to me in a fertile lot of black copper marans. It hatched. The resulting bird is the most chatty, stubborn, hilarious little thing I've ever experienced! What are some really weird experiences you've had with chicken temperaments? What were they, and...

Im thinking about getting some chickens to go with my 6 ducks. What breeds are great at laying? What breeds are usually fairly docile? What breeds are usually quiet? What are your favorite breeds and why? Thanks for your help and good luck to you and your flock!

Everyone has a favorite or two. I am new to raising and trying several. For many reasons. We want eggs. We want meat. We want some just to enjoy watching (pretty, unique, personality) and even befriending. Please tell me what your favorite breeds are and why. I will post the same question in the...

Hi everyone! We are considering adding in a Cream Legbar rooster to add in over our EE hens. They are indeed EE hens and not Ameraucanas. Our questions are: 1. What is general temperament of the CL rooster? 2. Is our thinking correct that we will get guaranteed blue eggs from that...

I just brought home 6 ducklings that hatched today! 5 Khaki Campbell and 1 Peking! I'm curious about imprinting, will all or one imprint on me or will they imprint only with each other? I plan on spending tons of time with them daily. Also any beginners info would much appreciated! Temperament...

Hi all, I have been searching & stalking the threads just to read all I can about Black Jersey Giants. I am intrigued by them! We have 2 7 week old BJG pullets who are so sweet and funny, along with 2 ISA, and 3 EE. I was just hoping anyone who has or has had BJGs can just share their...

I have had a pair of Cochin Bantams for two years. Rob Roy, and Yuki. He's Frizzled. She is Beautiful, Perfect, smooth regular feathers. The progeny have been Smooth, regular, OR Frizzled. The Frizzle has been of two types. First, a lovely tear drop shaped feather that curls gracefully, and I...