Good chicken breeds?

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Galaxy11

Galaxy11

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Apr 14, 2016
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I plan on getting some new chickens soon, as I only have 2 hens, and I was wondering what some good breeds are.

Right now I have a Buff Orpington and a Silver-Penciled Plymouth Rock.

I'm generally looking for:
- Breeds that work with my current hens
- Will tolerate the weather; it gets very hot in summer (90 degrees+), and cold in winter (50 degrees and less)
- Good layers
- Docile
- Not super flighty

I was already wondering about Amber Whites, because they seem to lay good, and their white feathers will help keep them cooler in summer (right?).

And btw I'm a noob to the site but I've had 2 different flocks of chickens.
 
Welcom to BYC.

Some good chicks are Red Sexlinks.Their hardy,and nice.Bantams are also nice,but if your hens are rough then Bantams may never be happy.
 
I have an EE hen that I am really starting to like. Not only is she sweet natured, she is laying very nice largish (between medium and large) eggs, almost every day. She lays a very faint pinkish egg. Though she is muffed, she is hiding white earlobes under the muff.
 

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