I have two Wyandottes - a silver-laced and a gold-laced.  They don't seem to be as good layers as my Barred Rock, but I don't keep good statistics.  They are never willing to be held and they...

This was a good chicken who was medium friendly.  She didn't like to be held but she liked to perch on my shoulder, which was funny.  However, one day I came home to a distraught sister bird and...

My Orp was an ok hen before she was eaten by a raccoon.  She laid well, which is really all I really cared about, but she was the least friendly of my first three chickens.  Didn't like to be...

After having owned five different chicken breeds (1 individual of each), I have to say that my favorite so far has been my Barred Rock.  She is sweet, docile, will fall asleep in my arms, and...

They truly are the best chickens with large eggs and great egg production, i get 5-6 a week from each of my girls.