Pros: SO FRIENDLY!!!
SO PRETTY!!!
not laying yet but will lay a lot in the future
Cons: none
My black sex link hen is only 4 weeks old now. I initially bought 2 of them but one turned out to be an olive egger. Anyway both are incredibly sweet and friendly. I love the "copper' feathers coming in on the breast/neck area.
Pros: Roosters are friendly!!
Fluffy and cute
very laid back
Love the crest and beard!
Cons: I don't like that they're usually sold as straight run, with sexed females being very expensive
My hen with a big crest and beard can't see, at all. Sometimes gets picked on. When i have treats she wobbles over and circles around, not being able to get to the treats because she can't see properly.
I love this breed, I just wish they were more often sold as sexed females.
Cons: very unpleasant to pick up, but that's just mine
She was and still remains very skittish and stays away from me and sometimes the rest of the flock. But she is SO INCREDIBLY PRETTY ( i have speckled sussex) and I would definitely consider getting more.
Pros: So fluffy!
Cuddly
I love the feather pattern!
Cons: not heat hardy
My brahma is so cuddly and fluffy. I love her so much even though i'm pretty sure she hates me. I'm in New England, and we have cold winters (why I got a brahma) and very hot summers (which i forgot to consider). Also very unpredictable weather. My Light brahma is very big and covered with dense fluff, not great when we got a heat wave this year. However I'm definitely getting more brahmas, I love their massiveness, maybe a buff.
My orpington has the softest feathers ever and I love the color of the feathers too, she is big and cuddly. She is VERY hard to catch and hates me and the new chicks I introduced to the flock, though.
Pros: Unique look
More tolerant to warm climate
Great layers
Good temperament
Tasty
Cons: No cons
Absolutely lovely birds! Had them all my life, my entire family loves them.
Most of them have a great temperament, our hens have been absolutely amazing layers in every single generation so far, and we always had many roosters to choose from who were all great with the hens and mostly good with humans too.
Many people call them ugly but I think they are gorgeous! Their unique look is why I originally fell in love with them and I cannot recommend them enough!
Pros: Good build quality for the price, multiple access points, fits all my bantams, folds flat into a zippered bag.
Cons: More difficult to clean than a hard, plastic carrier.
I've been looking for a carrier like this forever. I brood in our basement and wanted something to carry my pullets to and fro on their field trips to the chicken pen. We'd been using a plastic tote, but it was hard to wrangle everyone back inside without several escaping out the top. This solves all my problems and more!
There are zippered access points at the top (for easy removal) and the side (for stuffing them in). The soft sides mean they won't hurt themselves if they flail around. It holds all seven of my 10 week-old bantams without bowing at the bottom and fits through narrow doors. The carrier comes with a soft pad, but you could add shavings for easier cleanup (and there's no risk of them getting kicked out, thanks to the fine mesh).
It folds flat when you're done (unlike a hard-sided carrier), and the product comes with a thick canvas bag to store it in.
Super happy, 10/10, and my chicken duties are just that much easier with this awesome carrier!
Cons: Not effective for many bacteria
Potentially carcinogenic
Stains everything
I don’t recommend this for your chickens as it is not a super effective product and only works on very few types of bacteria. I understand it has been “used for years”. We used to do bloodletting as a treatment for illness, too, but have moved on as we gained new and better knowledge. There are better products out there that work and don’t turn your chickens, or you, into a smurf.
Pros: Holds lots of feed, efficient, durable, easy for chickens to eat out of, mine barely rusted at all even though it's very old + was used before, hangs, easy to fill.
Cons: The two bars that cross do slide out and make the feeder fall apart if you have pushy/nosy chickens, birds also can easily push the food back out if they decide they don't like it, you have to shake the feeder so the food fills the tray.
Cons: Have to be careful once your chicks grow and their heads get bigger, will rust eventually, fairly easy to bend/break, sawdust and poop gets in easily.
Once of the better options for chick feeders, does have some cons though.
Cons: Rusts quickly, water get rusty, have to clean very often.
This is good before it rusts, but after it does, it's horrible.
Also, since it holds so much water, your chickens are drinking old water since you don't have to refill it often.
Pros: Cuddly, great backyard chicken, funny, good pet, does well with kids, good layer, is OK with or without free ranging time, winter hardy
Cons: Gets bullied, non heat hardy, can get overweight easily.
These birds are the funniest, silliest, most enjoyable chickens I have ever owned. The ones I've had have been pretty good egg layers, even in the winter.