migsy Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I'm considering the following: Cream Legbar Sussex Ancona Appenzella Vorwerk I have a WIR and they would FR for at least 2 hours per day. I like getting eggs but I would like pretty hens too. Does anyone have these breeds and what would they be like if they were kept mainly in the run. Grateful for comments and tips!!! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I have two Vorwerks who are kept in my WIR with very limited free ranging. To begin with they were very flighty but now they are very friendly and nosey! They do like to egg announce not only for themselves but everyone else to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixie chick Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I have a Vorwerk and a Speckled Sussex. They both seem pretty active but are confined to a WIR measuring 3m x 9m with 5 other birds. Am only just getting to know them but so far they seem very contented! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I've got a cream legbar and a speckled sussex both friendly,the clb is the brains of the pair the sussex can be a bit dim took her best part of 2 months to get her head around egg laying and free ranging at the same time i.e. that she can still use the nest box even through the run door is open. but I wouldn't swap her for anything. she does get a bit more vocal when she's looking for a nest spot my lot spend more time in the run than FR and cope with both equally well. the clb does think that all treats are hers alone both get my vote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgy chooks Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 we recently lost our speckled sussex - she was lovely and laid a really nice cream shelled egg, she was a bit dim too though I thought, I wonder if it's a breed trait?! She had very soft feathers. We introduced a cream legbar a few weeks back, she is crazy in that she is interested in everything, but not flighty. Sounds completely different to the others (low pitched noises) and has a big hairdo so has to tilt her head upwards so she can see whats going on above her I'd love a Vorwerk as I really like their colouring but don't have room for any more at the mo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midori Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I got a cream legbar a week and half ago. I was really worried she'd be too flighty for our garden as one of our fences is very low. The first day I got her I clipped one wing and she still managed to jump/fly/flap onto the 4ft side of the pen she was in! I kept her in a covered run for a week and so far for four days she has been happy to free range our garden without attempting escape. She is laying but doesn't crouch. I can touch her and pick her up easily though, she is pretty friendly. She's quite noisy when she needs to lay and her egg announcement is hilarious, she gets 11 ou tof 10 for effort, but it is rather feeble and sqauky compared to my other girls', bless her! Obviously I am new to the breed, but I adore her. Her eggs are smaller than I expected, 40-48g, but beautiful, as is she. She's kind of 'wild looking' I suppose. Very different to my other hens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migsy Posted July 16, 2010 Author Share Posted July 16, 2010 Thanks for the advice! I thought Cream Legbars might be unfriendly but it sounds like I might be mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I have 2 skylines a hybrid cream legbar (correct me if I'm wrong) and one of them is my friendiest chcken - she likes to sit next to me and preen - the other is quite flighty but hasn't laid yet. Even though her wing is clipped she get still get quite high Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
