Most Wanted Breed of Poultry

I decided I would post this and have people say what their most wanted breed of poulrty was. By doing this the people who have this breed would be able to sell birds or eggs if the other person would like.

I love white cochins! Would love to find some

Looking for:

Houdans
Crevecouers
Large fowl White Cornish

I am seeking show quality SLW, my daughter wants show quality silkies.

Did you know that Euskal Oiloas simply translates as "Basque Hen"

Here's a quote from "Feathersite.com"

The Basque Hen is a Spanish dual purpose chicken with a single comb, red ear-lobes and yellow feet. Five varieties are known.....

Beltza Basques
Gorria Basque
Lepasoila Basques
Marraduna Basque
Zilarra Basques

Which variety do you have?

I have Marraduna Euskal Oiloa. If you are interested in them I can send you a great site that is like this one but is only about Euskal Oiloa's.

I know about it. Thanks. One of the links on Backyard Chickens Canada
(the home page).

Chocolate wyandottes or orpingtons - that's what I want.

I have large fowl white cornish--I believe that is what I get asked for the most.

I did have Welsummers and Barnevelders and they were pretty popular too.

Cream Legbars

Chocolate Orpingtons

Good quality Speckled Sussex and Chanteclers in Buff and Partridge

Lavender Chanteclers

I am a Cornish Bantam girl. Good quality, not necessarily "show" quality, just nice a beefy.....not fussy on colour either.

My most wanted list:

SQ Blue/black Ameraucanas
SQ Plymouth Barred Rocks

Leghorn POL pullets (by next spring)
Bearded Splash Silkies (by next spring)

SQ = Standard quality, but will accept good quality too.

I'd love show quality Black or Red Silkies, and Euskal Oiloas , healthy and happy

dj wrote:I'd love show quality Black or Red Silkies, and Euskal Oiloas , healthy and happy

. Dj, I will be starting to separate my EOs in February for next year's breeding season. I like to get an early start. As for what I want- I have everything I could desire at the moment - and more! Well maybe some Hungarian Yellows at some point....

Houdans
Tolbunt Polish, also known as the Harlaquin.

I saw a picture of Mirycreek's of a Russian Spangled Orloff, now that was one cooooool lookin' bird and she said the personality were like the Buckeye. I like that. Think that would be on my wish list. Have a wonderful and beautiful day, CynthiaM.

I'm guessing that people are listing their "most highly coveted" birds - ones that may be the hardest to get. These are not necessarily the breeds in highest demand or that will sell best. I've sold 400 pullets over the last two years, and the highest demand has clearly been for Ameraucanas. Other popular breeds: Buff Orpingtons, Barred Rocks, Marans, Polish, Leghorns.

CynthiaM wrote:I saw a picture of Mirycreek's of a Russian Spangled Orloff, now that was one cooooool lookin' bird and she said the personality were like the Buckeye. I like that. Think that would be on my wish list. Have a wonderful and beautiful day, CynthiaM.

1 nice rooster.....can travel...to a show near you....the Canadian National in November...ha ha!

The orloff intrigue me as well. They do come in a few different colours but I think only the speckled (or spangled or whatever they are called) are common here.

I think I am happy with what I have now, I try not to think about it to much cause then I want more and that is not good!

They are actually my son's he was impressed with their description in the breed book which classified them as "exceedingly hardy"!

CynthiaM wrote:I saw a picture of Mirycreek's of a Russian Spangled Orloff, now that was one cooooool lookin' bird and she said the personality were like the Buckeye. I like that. Think that would be on my wish list. Have a wonderful and beautiful day, CynthiaM.

Hey Cynthia I could add some pullets to that handsome boy for you as well!!

These orloff's are my daughter's birds and she just loves them, she says they are silkies in different clothing, LOL. Very sweet birds, and very striking appearance.

I could not hatch out enough marans this year between them and BLRW I think I sold close to 800 and could have sold that much more.

I would love to have Jubilee Orpingtons.

That being said, I am smitten with my blue orps, blue laced red wyandottes, and the eggs of the marans!

I agree with IPF those breeds would give lots of variety in a coop and they're breeds most often seen locally or being looked for (we prefer the partridge rocks though LOL) I think the marans and polish would be hardest to find up here. Off topic but my son hatched some chicks that were a cuckoo marans roo over Americauna hens and although they all hatched from green eggs they look like cuckoos except one has a beard! We also really like the fluffy fancy lady look and temperament of the Cochins. Amazingly of the newest addition the oh so funny looking Turkens are seeming the most calm and friendly still hard to look at them though!!