Reviews by teria

Our two Salmon Faverolles have been a bit of a disappointment. They both have been broody several times this spring and summer, and for long stretches of time. When we got them last year from Ideal Poultry we were excited to have a social and friendly pair. They are really not very social. As chicks only one of them was interested in us but as she matured she became as aloof as her sister. Their feet look kind of mangled and gnarly which is terribly unattractive for such a fancy looking bird. They do forage really well, and are not picky eaters. Both are low on the pecking order and are quite noisy when they lay an egg. They will sqwauk for hours before they settle into a nesting box, and then make a huge racket after they lay. Sometimes they get each other and several of our other chickens going, too.

If I had it to do over, I would choose another breed, simply because we live in a neighborhood where the houses are kind of close and I worry that they will get the neighbors upset with all the racket.

We absolutely adore our little Australorp. She is sweet and gentle and gets along with all of the birds in our flock. She is beautiful and a nice elegant bird. Every day she lays a nice medium size brown egg without much noise or announcement. She is otherwise very quiet and just spends her days foraging with the rest of the flock. She does have a penchant for eating our cats food which means she spills it, but, otherwise, she's a good little chicken. We hope to someday get a few more Australorps.

We have two Jersey Giants. Both hens, we got them together as chicks. They have always been so interesting, not just because they are bigger than our other chickens, but, because of the vocalizations they make that are often very un chicken like. They chortle, and warble, and coo like doves. They have beautiful feathers and are super soft. One of ours is more social than the other, so, as a breed standard I am not certain if they typically are more like one or the other. Aunt Singe is our less social giant, but, she still likes to hang out and chat with us. Wednesday is very attached, especially to me, and likes to hop up on the arm of any chair I'm in and just chats away. She likes to be petted. Aunt Singe will tolerate petting, They were both raised with our Golden Sexlink chick, but, they aren't necessarily attached to her as much as she is to them. They are fine being on their own. They are very good foragers, and get along well with the rest of our flock. Initially, when they were just teenagers, the older girls would run them off and not let them roost with them at night, but, over time, and with their size becoming more of an asset, they worked their way into the flock and have a spot about the middle of the pecking order. They are regular, pretty much daily, egg layers of pretty light brown eggs. If we lived in a less populated area perhaps I would give them a five star rating, but, due to their tendency to sqwak and complain very loudly I have to rate them lower overall.