Ness3103 Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 i thought we'd decided on what breeds we were going to get but after having lovely blue eggs given to us, my son has decided he will only eat blue ones we were going to get a belle blue (ys's both want a blue chicken) but now i'm considering getting a skyline. i know there's no guarantee of blue eggs but it might be worth a try i've just been told by a breeder that skyline's can be aggressive and am now not sure what to do do any of you have skyline's and if so, have you found them to be aggressive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poached Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 hi i have 2 skylines and they are my frendliest and i have only had they about 5 weeks and they also lay lovely grren eggs josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 My Bluebelle is my noisiest chicken and as much as I love her she's put me off having any more Bluebelles! My Columbine (same as Skyline) is very friendly, quiet, and makes us laugh the most because she's so thick but, as with around 20% of Skylines/Columbines, she doesn't lay blue or green eggs, hers are a pale creamy colour. So if it's important that you definitely have blue eggs then I'd forget about buying a hybrid and buy a good Cream Legbar or Araucana, or even a blue egg laying Dorking type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 I have a bluebelle and a skyline (cream eggs though) and to be honest I would say their temprement is about the same, however the skyline is more greedy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smanners Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 My bluebelle is very docile and a perfect lady I haven't got a skyline but I do have 5 legbar eggs under my broody so hopefully will get some blue eggs soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddleduck Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 I have a columbine/skyline she is a bit of a looney, very scatty and ever so slightly stupid. she is yet to lay me an egg so I can't tell you what colour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ness3103 Posted May 10, 2009 Author Share Posted May 10, 2009 thank you all for your help, i think i'll stick with the skyline and for a blue egg. if it doesn't happen i can always paint them blue i'm sure ys won't notice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 I have two skylines/1 columbine and they rule our roost. They are the most aggressive of them all and don't like being stroked at all. They are content in their space which is more than I can say about the sussex!! They do lay lovely blue and green eggs though. We have a blue belle too, Rosie. She is soft and very friendly, she lays beautiful raised speckled eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I have 2 Skylines too, one lays green & one lays blue eggs. They are both scatty & flighty,but thats fine. They have huge comedy value with their stupid antics & mop top hair dos! As you have a few hens already,if you got 2 you not only increase your chances of the beautiful coloured eggs,but the intros would be smoother too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Maisie, my Columbine, is the friendliest of my three. And the nosiest and bravest . She lays green eggs but they are very pretty . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Most blue egg layers will be slightly nutty it's an araucana trait! I have two araucanas and one araucana cross, all as mad as a bag of frogs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooklady Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 My Columbine/Skyline is the sweetest chicken you could hope for she is very quiet and gentile. Whereas my Bluebelle is the boss. My Bluebelle lays brown eggs can they sometimes lay blue/green, I thought they always laid brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
