Favorite Ornamental Chicken Characteristic

[MeanCheek]

There are so many beautiful breeds of ornamental chickens, each with its own amazing characteristics. What are your favorites?

This is my first poll, so please forgive the mistakes.

 

[Cattle dog Mom]

I like SMALL crests and/or muffs and beards. (I don't like a Polish type crest.) Seriously dislike things like feathered feet/legs.

 

[MeanCheek]

I like SMALL crests and/or muffs and beards. (I don't like a Polish type crest.) Seriously dislike things like feathered feet/legs.

Me too, I feel badly for the Polish.
Don't like Feathered feet either, they get frost bite.

 

[SilverBirds]

I like the bitties, Seramas, OGEB, Japanese, etc.

 

[pekin queen]

i like pekin bantams

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Silkied feathering is my top one. Anything with silkied feathering, I want in my life. Except maybe Silkies, themselves, oddly enough. I'm just not a fan of breeds with larger crests.

I also picked size out of the poll because I tend to prefer the itsy bitsy tiny breeds and bantam versions of large breeds. But, of course, I also adore my big ol Dorkings, so size isn't everything to me.

I wanted to pick color and pattern as well, but there's a limit of three on the poll so I just left them off. It's not one or the other for me, for the most part, it's a combination of both. An example is that I loooove duckwing in silver, but not so much in gold.

 

[arwoon]

I love the ones with long tails

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

I like SUPER SMALL and rare breeds

 

[3KillerBs]

I love feathered feet.

They're not *necessarily* the best thing for my hot climate -- though my sandy soil is perfect for them -- but I love them anyway.

 

[MeanCheek]

I love feathered feet.

They're not *necessarily* the best thing for my hot climate -- though my sandy soil is perfect for them -- but I love them anyway.

Feathed feet get frost bite here