debbie26pet Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 theres few breeds a would like, what is temperments like on the leghorns and wyandotte, orpingtons like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsCube Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Leghorns are flighty and dont like handling, like to roost in trees so need wing clipping. But they do lay a good number of huge china white eggs all year round unlike most pure breeds and not prone to broodyness. Wyandottes have very attractive colour variants, good layers of good size eggs, friendly temprement but prone to broodyness. Orps are very friendly and docile, cant fly and are very cute bundles of fluff. A bit on the large size and not very prolific layers and eggs are small. Depends on what your requirments are really. Leghorns will be best for eggs, Orps are cute and friendly and good with kids. Orps are a bit of both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Hmmmm, agree really and our Leghorn was bought at POL ast year in May and laid three eggs til December, mind you she seems to have got the hang of it now and the eggs are lovely and pure white, but you can't get near her. Wyandottes are beautiful, but Buff Orpingtons are just gorgeous and are on my wish list, you could just bury your face in all that lovely fluff! Mrs B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkybijou Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 My Wyandotte Dora is absolutely beatiful. She is black, but her feathers glow a lovely emerald green in the light. Her feathers are very thick and fluffy. She is is rather flighty though and is a bu**er to catch hold of to handle. I'm hoping this gets better once she starts crouching and laying. Once you get hold of her she sits nicely and is absolutely fine. Kris Doris, Welsummer Dora, Wyandotte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyren Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 My Wyandotte bantam has gorgeous plumage and is tame in the sense that she runs up to the back door whenever she sees me (in the hope of treats!), but she hates being handled and will peck quite hard, especially if you try and get her off the nest when she's broody! She's also got a bit of a mouth on her - I suspect half of Cambridge knows about it when she gets a strop on! (Note sure how much of that is Wyandotte behaviour and how much is bantam, though - I know bantams tend to be more flighty than the large breeds) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 All my wyandottes have been or laid very small eggs. the large breed eggs were the same size as my bantams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkybijou Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Eyren - ha ha, I know that big Wyandotte mouth well too! At the slightest upset (which my Welsummer totally ignores) she is off with her bok bok gwaaaaarp! bok bok gwaaaaarp! bok bok gwaaaaarp! She's still adorable though! Doris Welsummer Dora Wyandotte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Ruby my leghorn is quite aloof but when she lets me pick her up for a cuddle she soon relaxes on my knee and then we get lots of happy purr sounds. Because of her aloofness she's the one everyone wants to cuddle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
