Picking New Layers

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Apr 25, 2015
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So I'm downsizing my flock to pullets or younger and ornamentals.
I'm looking for peoples opinions on what layers I'm currently thinking if getting.

Ameracauna:
a.Currently have 5 hens
b. Want 4 more hens and 1 rooster

Silver Spangled Hamburg:
a. Want 9 hens 1 rooster

Black Australorp:
a. Want 9 hens 1 rooster

Red Star:
a. Have 4 hens
b. Want 5 hens 1 rooster

Whiting True Blue:
a. Want 9 hens 1 rooster

Silver Laced Wyandotte:
a. Have 2 Hens
b. want 3 Hens 1 rooster

Barred Plymouth Rock:
a. Have 2 Hens
b. Want 2 more hens

As you can see I would have 60 all together adding up to 54 hens 6 roosters. And I would keep my 2 year old Chantecler Rooster.
And then I would also get some more silkies and frizzles.
I have the space, they free range all day from Sun up to Sun down even in the winter.
I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions for maybe getting a different breed instead of one of the ones I'm thinking about. Or any other considerations I should take into mind
 
No just for chicken egg production, and showing but people want me to hatch out eggs for them but I would like to be able to offer purebred chicks too since right now I only have a chantecler rooster. So I choose all egg colors and have 1 rooster for each breed but the barred rocks
 
Roada Red said:
Are these for a breeding pens or what
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No just for chicken egg production, and showing but people want me to hatch out eggs for them but I would like to be able to offer purebred chicks too since right now I only have a chantecler rooster. So I choose all egg colors and have 1 rooster for each breed but the barred rocks
 
Roada Red said:
well if they are looking for a specific breed for u to hatch then u need to have breeing pens or one breed
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Yes I have breeding pens
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I used to raise state champion rabbits so I have lots of outdoor and enclosed runs along with very large rabbit cages that could easily fit 5 chickens with roosting space. And my dad is building me a shed for hatching chicks with an incubator, broody hens, and breeding pens
 

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