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We went for the ones Omlet sell - because we wanted maximum yield & friendliness. I'd prefer to have ex batts, or something intersting like the Chilean ones that lay blue or green eggs - but we wanted lots of eggs from limited space.Omlet's ones are Rhode Island Reds crossed with something else. We're delighted so far, but no sodding eggs >:(I still maintain that random chance & how you care for them have a bigger influence on a bird's behaviour than it's breed... Are all Alsatians mental? No, temperament & nurture play a huge part... Same with chooks!
Ollie C wrote "I still maintain that random chance & how you care for them have a bigger influence on a bird's behaviour than it's breed... Are all Alsatians mental? No, temperament & nurture play a huge part... Same with chooks!"I normally wouldn't comment but when I see such a statement made with such authority to a genuine question >:(Certain breeds have different temperaments and maintain these no matter how you nurture them ..Lets take the two pure bred chickens mentioned in this thread as an example..Kt's White leghorns , Leghorns are a light framed hen they lay big eggs for their size, they come into lay maybe a month before a heavier breed and lay More eggs in a season than most larger breeds.But you wouldn't want leghorns in your garden they are really noisy chickens they spook fairly easily and once one sets off making a racket the others will follow . Another thing is with leghorns they can fly like pigeons so unless you clip one of their wings after every moult or have a covered run you Will be fetching them back from surrounding properties .Now lets take Flunkies Wellsummer birds...These have alot of game feathering the chicks resemble game birds when born. They are nice looking birds.The classic fowl, most adverts that you see depicting a cockerel will be a wellsummer one.These are a dual purpose breed they don't lay as many eggs in a year as the utility breeds, they seem aloof in attitude , Flunky has got it in one they are snooty, they look good and know they look good :) As for your rhode island cross here is another dual purpose bird and no matter how you nurture them they could be 26 to 30 weeks old before they lay ..So in Fowl blood will out ...
Flunky has got it in one they are snooty, they look good and know they look good :)