Whiting True Blue

i have had upwards of 40 birds and find most to be flighty and skittish. and not a very hardy bird, they seem fragile to me. i love their eggs, i think it is superior to most and are amazing colored birds. i have been shifting my flock to straight whitings but due to the mortality rate i am rethinking this

mdguffey said:

i have had upwards of 40 birds and find most to be flighty and skittish. and not a very hardy bird, they seem fragile to me. i love their eggs, i think it is superior to most and are amazing colored birds. i have been shifting my flock to straight whitings but due to the mortality rate i am rethinking this

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Have you noticed they are late matures? I have one that is either super late or sterile.

I notice from your bio line that you have some pretty aggressive breeds, e.g. RIR, that are typically larger than the True Blues. Did you mix your WTB in with these other breeds? Do you think that might play into their fragility?

I have 2, very skittish makes my leghorns seem like lap chickens, but hardy and manageable...pretty egg.

I just got five; three pullets for sure and one definite cockerel, and they all look very similar though the boy is a really nice blue. #5 has a different colour, different comb and muffs. It may be a cock with that comb he has but he/it is smaller now than the other fella so I’m not sure. It’s cute either way!
They’ve been more flighty than my other chicks but also more musical, they chatter and trill a lot. I enjoy it!

Looking for True Blue whiting eggs in ohio

We have several Whiting True Blues and other Whiting varieties also. Whiting Farms is just about 10 min down the road, so as you would expect we have easy access, although I've never been personally involved with their farm. I think they're great birds. Ours are friendly, hardy and easy. They come when called and sit down to be "scritched" on their backs, necks and wings. They eat from our hands and are good at avoiding the larger hens. They lay regularly and the eggs are very pretty. I think they're good for beginners.

blackandtan said:

I just got five; three pullets for sure and one definite cockerel, and they all look very similar though the boy is a really nice blue. #5 has a different colour, different comb and muffs. It may be a cock with that comb he has but he/it is smaller now than the other fella so I’m not sure. It’s cute either way!
They’ve been more flighty than my other chicks but also more musical, they chatter and trill a lot. I enjoy it!

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Oh! Exciting! We got a pile of meat birds and few layers recently, and I would sit and watch them in the brooder to see how they were doing and at least a couple were little song birds, but I could never quite catch them in the act to know who was singing! It must be the WTBs!!!