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Welsummer
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Welsummer
chickens are best known for their dark brown, speckled eggs, as well as having
red partridge color. This makes them great as layers and equally as great as
show birds. Welsummers are an all-around simple and friendly breed. Hens can
become broody late in the spring, but otherwise are easy to get along with.
Welsummers
have just the single red comb atop their head with bodies built for egg laying.
The males have tails held fairly high while the hens have folded tails that
accentuate their laying status. Their eyes have a dark red coloring surrounding
them and their legs are yellow, though the color will slowly fade the more eggs
they lay until they are eventually a pale white.
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White-Faced Black Spanish
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White-Faced Black Spanish Chickens are good egg layers with
a distinctive look. They have a white face on a black body. Their ear-lobes
hang very low, and they have a single large comb and no crest. Their plumage is
black and very glossy.
They don’t like to be held and they are considered flighty.
They''re also thought to be rather noisy birds. However, they are easy to maintain
and they have no special needs, though they don''t particularly enjoy
confinement. They aren''t great in cold temperatures but thrive in the heat.
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Wyandotte
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Wyandotte chickens are excellent egg layers, plus they are
trusting and friendly. They are easy to care for, especially for those that
just want a few tame chickens to have around the farm. They look much heavier
than they actually are due to bulk feathers.
They are large chickens with round shaped bodies and very
pronounced feathers. Their tails point up a bit and look like an upside-down V
when viewed from behind. Their heads are round and short and have bodies that
look like they''re very low to the ground due to how full their feathers look.
They have very strikingly red facial features with a rose comb, red eyes, and
red ear-lobes. They have yellow legs.
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