“Two of the three I ordered didn't make it. The last one left is strong, healthy and so precious. I love her expressions when she sees me at her brood box. I wish the other two lived but very happy with the one who's left.”
“2 of the chicks I ordered were mottled houdans. One arrived deceased. The other, Puffy, is my children's favorite chicken, and extremely tolerant of them. She likes to ride in the wagon and sit in your lap. She lays small white eggs on occasion, outside the nesting box.”
“Our mottled houdan is our absolute favorite hen! She is exceptionally sweet and gets along with all the chickens. She also comes running up to us every time she sees us and will pull on our pant leg if we are paying attention to another chicken. She hasn't started laying yet that we know of, but we just love her & she is definitely more like a pet & sneaks inside if we leave the door cracked. She will get on our lap if we sit down and waits at our feet to be picked up. Sometimes she even perches on our shoulder if she can get to it. When we had another chicken that was hurt she just cuddled with her, while some of the other chickens were mean.”
“We chose these as a substation on hatch day. I am so glad I did! Our two (Turnip and Estelle) are hands down crowd favorites. Turnip is my husband‚Äôs best friend! People are constantly asking me what breed they are. Beautiful and very friendly. I call them our redneck parrots! I will always have Houdans from now on!!”
“Our little Flo loves snuggling and will always strech out her neck if you pet it. She is so friendly and docile and she loves being picked up and pet”
“She loves being held from day one. She is so gentle. My son is blind and he holds her all the time. Plus my Helen does not look like that picture! She way more beautiful and i'm told she should have been called cruella Deville beause of her hair! Great personality and smart! So smart!!!”
“I was so looking forward to getting our mottled houdans because of how sweet they are supposed to be & right away I noticed one was a lot smaller than the other & that one had pasted up so I cleared it multiple times a day & she just didn‚Äôt seem like she was doing as well. Then we noticed the bigger one had scissor beak, which got more pronounced as the weeks went on & it was hard to look at her since it looked painful. We would give her wet feed so maybe she could get some nourishment. But she just stopped eating and was getting walked on by the other chicks. We came in in the morning and she had died. The other one seems to be doing okay.”
