Wignatia :cross_ortho_wooden2: :womenkitchen: on Nostr: I've gotten fixated on Langshan chiggens. They lay well, but they're gigantically ...

I've gotten fixated on Langshan chiggens. They lay well, but they're gigantically enormous and thus more expensive to feed, so only a few weirdos are keeping the breed alive. Mine are Croad Langshans, which is the English strain of this Asiatic chiggen. There's a German strain, but they don't have the same upright U-shape. I wish more ppl would give them a chance in their backyard flocks, because they are very tough and hardy--I have one that's 5 years old and still laying 3-4 eggs a week--but also calm and adorable.