“I purchased 4 hens a little over a year ago. They are very calm and lay large dark brown eggs with speckles.. One lays a lighter cream color with bigger spots. 3 of the 4 have been broody.. But snap out of it quickly when I put them in "Broody Jail" for a couple days.. They are not mean when broody at all, very easy to handle. Over all I really love them”
“If you have a small yard with close neighbors I don't recommend this breed. They are beautiful and lay such pretty dark brown eggs but they are screamers.”
“Ordered 2 of these and comparative to our white leghorn and barred rock chicks these are almost twice the size of the 6 other chicks we ordered. They also established themselves as top of the pecking ordered on the 2nd day.”
“My two girls lay beautiful eggs, but they are so flighty. When receiving them via USPS both were the smallest chicks in the box, shipping seemed to have been the hardest on them too. Both are antisocial to say the least. They don‚Äôt interact with their flock mates (including each other)and seem to have no desire to. They lay beautiful very dark brown eggs daily, and are quickest in/out of the nest. I would purchase again because of their great egg laying, but If your looking for a friendly pet chicken this is not the breed for you.”
“My wellsummer (Goldie) has been so sweet and calm. She was always the first to come to me and sit on my lap. My girls just moved outside with the rest of my flock and Goldie has remained calm, steady and sweet. I really look forward to seeing these dark brown eggs everyone is getting. I have to say she's oneof my favorites!”
“These birds are a riot! They are involved in every situation, first ones to the gate, regularly lay beautiful, dark eggs and they have plenty to say...all day!”
“My Blossom is pretty, plays well with my other chicken breeds, and is friendly (once you catch her). BUT she is 9 months old and has yet to lay a single egg. She matured first, started to squat, then nothing. We will see what the spring brings, but I will not buy another one.”
“Penny is easily the biggest and heaviest of my flock (or equal to my brahma). She's an excellent (6/wk) layer of very large, dark brown (darker than terra cotta) eggs, sometimes with dark speckles on them. I love the extra color in the egg basket. She's not overly friendly, but not at all skittish either. She seems more sensitive to heat than some of the others (but still lays well), but perhaps it's more noticeable because she makes noise when she pants... which sounds like a constant cluck in the summer (no, it's not wheezing). Glad I got her!”
