One of my many rookie dreams is to have a colorful egg basket to admire whenever I go visit the nesting boxes of my chicken shed. I have in mind nice, calm, cold hardy breeds that lay a minimum of 150 eggs/year, and are preferably equipped with pea, rose, cushion or walnut combs to repel frostbite, though I'll consider single combs too if no smaller comb varieties are known for the desired egg color. My targetted breeds are as follows:
White egg: Lamona or California Grey
Beige/tinted egg: Chantecler
Brown egg: Buckeye or Rose Comb Rhode Island White/Red or Wyandotte
Chocolate egg: Marans (preferably the English ones) or Welsummer
Blue egg: Ameraucana or Cream Legbar
Green egg: Olive Egger or Isbar.
Have I missed one or several breeds of chickens for the above egg colors with comb/cold hardiness/egg ratio/personality I'm seeking out? There are so many chicken varieties nowadays, that it's hard to keep track of all of them. Also, thoughts on this idea, guys? Any favorite breed you'd like to recommend in the above mentionned ones? Good/bad experiences, overall impressions, thoughts on those chickens? It's just a dream for now, but an appealing one I'd like to eventually try out in the future.
Thanks for any input!
White egg: Lamona or California Grey
Beige/tinted egg: Chantecler
Brown egg: Buckeye or Rose Comb Rhode Island White/Red or Wyandotte
Chocolate egg: Marans (preferably the English ones) or Welsummer
Blue egg: Ameraucana or Cream Legbar
Green egg: Olive Egger or Isbar.
Have I missed one or several breeds of chickens for the above egg colors with comb/cold hardiness/egg ratio/personality I'm seeking out? There are so many chicken varieties nowadays, that it's hard to keep track of all of them. Also, thoughts on this idea, guys? Any favorite breed you'd like to recommend in the above mentionned ones? Good/bad experiences, overall impressions, thoughts on those chickens? It's just a dream for now, but an appealing one I'd like to eventually try out in the future.
Thanks for any input!