Pickin' Chicken® app good for
I like it a lot! We have one half acre and we were thinking about getting some chickens, and this app had helped lots, because we wanted good laying hens that were a little fancy, but we didnt know much about the breeds. U guys should make one for ducks if u havent yet.
For a novice chicken picker this app is a great resource. Tons of info right at your fingertips.
All information in one place, no looking all over the net. Everything is at your fingertips and its fun to use.
I thought the $2.99 price tag was a little steep, but all in all it is a good app for beginners who are not sure what breeds they are looking for. Informative and helpful and the pictures are great
This is a good idea to find out what is the best chicken breeds to have or not to have. You never what the breeds are. Good job I am going to get me a chicken soon . I am tired going to the store to get more eggs and I am getting myself a chicken that does not cost me any money for these eggs LoL
This is a great app to give you fast basic info on many breeds of Chooks.
Some bad moments
Thought thered be more breeds come up. Only lists one type of Maran, when theres really several types. Information was really limited and didnt give a lot of blue/green egg options.
This app has some great features but for $2 I should be able to search for my own criteria (e.g. foraging or confinement) not just egg color & size. I would like to be able to select forager and see all the great foraging breeds, etc. along those lines.
Yeah, its fun, but for what you get it should be a free app. Not very robust, theres just not a lot to it. I used it once and got all the information I needed. Not enough breeds. There should be more info on chicken husbandry to make worthwhile.
I bought this app when I was first getting into chicken-keeping, and I made most of my initial choices based on the breed information provided.
A couple of years into chicken-keeping and Ive found significant errors and misinformation.
One is error "Maran", when the correct name is "Marans", whether singular or plural.
Misinformation exists such as statements that certain breeds are not good foragers, or dont free range. As an experienced chicken owner, all of our multiple breeds both free range over our property and forage every single edible item they find.
In addition, there is other misinformation regarding egg production, egg size and temperament.
We have Barred (Plymouth) Rock, Rhode Island Red, Production Red, Delaware, Australorp, Ameraucana, Sussex, Barnevelder, Orpington, and Wyandotte.
My advice is to research everything you can get your hands on, talk to other chicken people and dont make your decisions based on this app. The app seems to have been written by one person with limited experience - Mother Earth News is usually dead-on, but missed the mark this time.
On a whim, I thought Id try this app out . Beware, there are numerous faults and a high lack of breed listings. I have only a years experience in chicken farming but have read 3 books on chicken raising including the authority "Stories Guide" by Gail Damerow and this app is way off the mark. I wasted my money!!!
I cannot get this app to load onto my iPad. Apple support doesnt seem to read my problem they just tell me to update and to download it. The last tech guys email pretty much said "youre doing it wrong". Its in my library but it will NOT load onto my iPad when I sync.Ive asked for a refund.
