Different breed chicks habits?

[Snakebiteholloway]

So i have a one year old flock, with several varieties of chickens. I currently have 18 adults and 16 babies
Only the Jersey Giant is a roo - he's the benevolent flock daddy.
The adults are 4 brahmas, 2 grey Plymouth, 1 aquila, 2 sagitta, 2 mystic Marans, 1 sebright bantam, 1 Patridge rock, 2 ISA browns, and 2 GLWs. All brooded in my house and purchased from TSC.

I have 4 Americaunas (these are straight run so not sure yet how many I'll be keeping) 2 Guineas, unsexed yet, 2 JG hens in the brooder now.

In the baby coop are 4 Blue sapphires, 2 Cornish whites and two ALs, all hens.

Wondering if anyone else notices how different the chicks act based on breeds.

Given all brooder conditions and handling are equal and all ages about the same, there are some very noticeable differences.

For example, the baby americaunas are very very talkative, shriek a lot despite perfect brooder conditions. Don't like the feeder, prefer to scratch.
The JGs are quieter, more sedate, less active. Fine with the feeder.
The ALs are very active tho much quieter vocally.
Etc

Adult behavior also varies a lot between breeds. The GLWs are fairly wide Roamers and rather solitary, brahmas bunch together and like the coop more than roaming, etc

Forgetting the info on the internet for a bit, (unless I'm here at BYC it's usually wrong!)
what are some different habits noticed by others?

I'm retired so I'm out with them a lot and just watch. It's relaxing.

Comments?

 

[TheFatBlueCat]

There's certainly many temperament differences between breeds, as you've observed. Also between individuals in the same breed but to a lesser extent than between the breeds themselves.

In my experience a large amount of temperament is given to the chicks from the temperament of the mother hen that raises them, regardless of breed. A leghorn is still going to be skittish even if raised by a sedate mother, but much less skittish than a leghorn raised by an overly anxious hen. I don't tend to keep chicks for my own flock that were raised by a first-time hen, for just this reason. I have two rock-star broody hens and they raise their chicks very well, regardless of breed. Every time they have a brood they raise them more and more relaxed. This is obviously breed related, the plymouth rock chicks they raise are extremely chill while the Araucana chicks are more skittish, but all of them are relaxed versions of their breed temperaments.

 

[Snakebiteholloway]

Oh now that's interesting.
It's a nature and nurture thing i guess.
I WISH i had a Broody. I'm praying one of more of my brahmas go broody. Right now, i just have TSC and a brooder at home.
I give them all attention, and my adults all enjoy my compamy, some more than others. The ISAs are attention hounds for scratches, the GLWs will take handling without fussing but dont really like it, etc.
So i guess I'm the Broody for now, lol
I'm consistent tho!

 

[Yardmom]

A couple of years ago we bought Rhode Island White Chicks. They were from an individual, but I think the parent stock was from tsc. I have two children who loved the way those chicks would love people attention. I have one hen left (most were cockerals) That hen tends to do her own thing, but is still the one to hang by the people house. My Silkie chicks get called friendly by my children. They don't run away but don't look for people. All other chicks get handled plenty, but are much more skittish.

 

[Snakebiteholloway]

A couple of years ago we bought Rhode Island White Chicks. They were from an individual, but I think the parent stock was from tsc. I have two children who loved the way those chicks would love people attention. I have one hen left (most were cockerals) That hen tends to do her own thing, but is still the one to hang by the people house. My Silkie chicks get called friendly by my children. They don't run away but don't look for people. All other chicks get handled plenty, but are much more skittish.

It's really fascinating to me how the breeds show such different traits.
Or little banty hen hates the other chickens. She lives voluntarily with the turkeys!!
She's ok around people but not one to come hang out.

Oddly, the ISAs are the most affectionate and sweetest i have.

The two Cornish whites i just got (3 wks old) act like ISAs in that regard
They love to be handled and will seek you out in the yard to ride your shoulder, peck your pants legs begging for treats and chest rubs, etc.

They aren't the prettiest chickens i have, but their temperament makes them two of my faves!