Expanding my flock!

[txchickie]

I am after 6 new layers for this next spring

I plan on ordering around 9-10 total and picking my favorites..

I wanted 3 new breeds, something that can handle the cold (it gets down to the single digits with neg windchills here in the winter), something that is NOT normally broody (have enough broodies with the banty hens

), friendly and calm disposition, and something that is a good layer of a big pretty egg!

I was considering:
Speckled sussex
Silver laced wyandotte
australorp
buff orpington (but read these are broody?)
salmon favorelle
barred rock
gold or red sex links

Any thoughts or suggestions??

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

I'd choose speckled Sussex and Faverolles. Plus the Favs are known for laying throughout the winter, thought their eggs are on the smaller side more like medium/large...the combs on the sexlinks will probably be more prone to frost bite. The Wyandottes and the Australorps would be good too!

 

[dawg53]

You cant go wrong with Barred Rocks. They are very friendly and reliable layers in all types of weather and temp extremes.

 

[txchickie]

I ended up ordering already...I can't help myself

I ordered speckled sussex, silver laced wyandotte, and rhode island red. My DH insisted on the RIR's