Chickens : Rose Comb Brown , Friesian, Australorp

Rose Comb Brown

The Rose Comb Brown is a variety of the Leghorn chicken breed. 

The male weighs about 6 pounds, the female weighs about 4 ½ pounds, and the bantams weigh in at about 3 pounds.

The Leghorn varieties, including Rose Comb Buff, Single Comb Silver, Single Comb White, Single Comb Black, and Single Comb Dark Brown, are all proficient egg layers. 

They are an economical bird to own to produce more than 200 eggs a year. 

The Rose Comb Brown produces white eggs. 

Some varieties of the Leghorn breed produce brown eggs. 

Most of the white eggs found in grocery stores are from Leghorns.

Their homes should be tall and large coops as they are flighty birds like Leghorns. 

They are easy to care for as they are independent and are good foragers. 

They make great pets, lay almost an egg a day, and are good for meat, too. 

They are a great value.

Friesian

This ancient breed of chicken originated in the Friesian Islands. 

Their unique and dazzling markings make this a great ornamental bird, as well as a good layer. 

The Friesian’s feathers come in chamois penciled, silver penciled, and gold penciled coloring. Although this breed has been around for more than 1,000 years, it is relatively new to the United States and was introduced in the 1980s.

Friesians are not only known for their beauty. 

They lay about 230 white eggs per year. 

They are a small breed with roosters weighing 6 pounds, hens weighing 5 pounds, and bantams weighing between 2 ½ and 3 pounds.

The temperament of this breed is extremely nervous. 

These birds are flighty and not easily kept in a confined space. 

If you have lots of room for these chickens to forage and want an egg layer, this may be a good bird for you to own. 

They are beautiful and serve many purposes.

Australorp

These chickens have white skin and black and blue feathers with a beetle-green sheen that sunlight enhances. 

Their combs are single and bright red. 

The eyes, beak, and earlobes are dark. 

Their legs are clean and are slate blue, except for the toes and soles of the feet, which are white.

The Australorp weighs up to 10 pounds for a rooster and up to 8 pounds for a hen. 

The bantams weigh between 28 and 36 ounces. 

Their temperament is quiet and gentle, which makes them perfect for children to handle, and the neighbors will not even know they are there.

They produce brown eggs, and owners should expect about 200 eggs during the laying season, which ends when the weather gets cold. 

Australorps do not fly and tend to stay grounded because they are heavy.

Their home and run do not have to be especially secure to keep them in, just secure enough to keep predators out.