Which chicken breeds make the best "pet" chickens?

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kycowgirl78

kycowgirl78

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I wondered what your opinions were about who makes the best chicken pets. I'm looking for some chicken breeds that will be accepting of being pet and held.
 
I believe that it you start working with them when they are chicks, you could probably get just about any type......I've learned that you can train chickens (to a point).
 
Silkies are really good in my flock they are the only ones i can actually hold
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It's difficult to say what you should get for breeds. If you asked a lot different people you would probably get many different answers. Some may agree on the breeds. Also do you want dual purpose or just good egg layers. Here is a great reference book, Gail Damerow's 'Storey's Guide to Chickens' is an excellent resource, as well as this web site which is an excellent source of information.

These sites are especially helpful in selecting breeds.
http://www.mypetchicken.com/breedQuestions.aspx
Henderson's Chicken Breed Chart
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKPoultryPage.html

Also here are some other good sites and info and more good links.
http://www.mypetchicken.com/aboutChickens.aspx
https://www.backyardchickens.com/lcenter.html
https://www.backyardchickens.com/coopdesigns.html
https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=2593-Treats_Chart
 

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