tom123 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 (edited) As you have probably heard I have finally persuaded my nan and gramps to get chickens! They are having 2 of mine, Milly & Molly, so that means I have some space for some more As ginger is being rehomed I have space for 3 more ...so what breeds??? I would LOVE some blue or green eggs HOWEVER as we only have a run with 4ft high fencing am very worried about cream legbars and all the other blue-egg laying hybrids as they can apparently fly WELL. I would love 2 but dont want to be worrying about them flying over while I am at school and on holiday On my list of breeds to choose from I have... Cream Legbar Coral White star ( Good Fliers???) Welsummer Cuckoo Maran/Speckledy Dorking Sussex Vorwerk (Love them!) Wyandotte (Love them too!) Does any one have any of these breeds? If so can you give your honest opinion on them? Would love a nice colourfull range of eggs Thanks Tom Edited January 29, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I have a pretty little white star, she is a very good flyer! My marans are too big to fly, very heavy pure breeds!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 My experience of the breeds on your list are - Marans - very friendly and good layers Cream Legbar - same as above, and mine haven't flown anywhere Buff Sussex - overly friendly, follow me about and stand at my feet waiting to get picked up Wyandottes - pretty but a bit more timid, taken me a bit longer to get them used to being handled. Welsummer - squawkiest, most nervous, flightiest birds I've ever dealt with......got rid of both of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I agree about Welsummer, they are very flighty. We have a maran, she is the flappiest of all our birds and hates being picked up - but she is our best layer, a true traditional farm hen in my eyes - nothing fancy just gets the job done. (no broodiness either) If it were my choice I would go for the Sussex and the cream legbar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Oh, go on Tom, the cream legbars are stunning... ours hasn't flown anywhere. Whe'll have a flutter but not get more than a foot or two off the ground BLue eggs... you know it makes sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I have a Coral, shes lovely!, doesn't fly, just flaps!! beautifull porcelain cream/white eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 The skyline hybrid lays blue/green eggs (I believe you have something like an 80% chance she will lay these colours) isn't flighty - too much of a great big lump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Well my Speckledy is a beautiful big mother hen, she does go broody and is a great mother but is the only one of my 17 hens laying an egg every day at the minute! My only experience of cream legbars has been young ones and they are really really timid. My buff Sussex was a boy so can't really comment, and my wyandotte turned out to be a bantam and she's a daft little thing. I can recommend Black Rocks, Speckledys, Buff Orpingtons (although she almost trips you up in her eagerness to get to food, gutty thing, but very VERY friendly, Polands - can't fly very well, can't see you coming so can be picked up easily, lay beautiful white eggs but stops in the winter and daft as brushes, Good luck choosing, it's nigh on impossible I always find and I end up coming away with nothing that I said I was going to get! BeckyBoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 Now I THINK I am pretty much sorted I think I will get: Cream Legbar (the pure breed) Coral But still stuck on whether to get a welsummer or speckledy??? Help! Thanks Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Toughy, can't you fit both in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Speckeldy.....*thumbs up*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moomin Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I wouldn't get a Welsummer if they are flighty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 Ye thats what I thought Ros I think it will be a cream legbar, speckeldy and coral then HOPEFULLY I will get them at the start of half term Thanks Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 ooh blue egg layers would love a little pekin blue layer Must stop O.C.D-ing over pekins.....do love their fluff factor though They sound nice, how far away is your half term? Ours is only 2weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 Same Lol How are your pekins btw??? any pics Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
