Rural Gardening: Your Opinion on Your Breeds, 0 by saanansandy

saanansandy wrote:
Buff Orps:
So far mine are very friendly, nice size eggs, occasional double yoker, have done well this winter w/ no frostbite. Yes, they are vocal egg layers-actually mine like to announce that it has been laid! They are great foragers-nice on the feed pocketbook, can't wait for the snow to be gone.
Black Australorps:
Mine aren't quite egg laying age yet. They have done well also this winter, no frostbite. I have two Roos and they are both very laid back. The largest one actually doesn't mind being picked up and he follows me around.
Ameraucanas :
Also not egg laying age. They tend to hang back from everyone else. The flock will be out scratching around and they'll hang around in the coop even on 39 degree days. They will sit on the ramp sunning themselves though! The Roo is very pretty. :-)
Here's a Pic of my ameraucana roo(left) and my Black Australorp Roo(rt):