Our friendliest were easily barred rocks and buff orpingtons, our red hens weren't bad but I don't know for sure if they were RIR or NH or some mutt mix back then as we didn't have them as chicks they came from my grandparents, we got some easter eggers, most of which were friendly. We had some black sex links which were about half friendly and half were not so much but none were mean. The only mean bird we had was a RIR rooster he got killed by a predator thank God. We replaced him with a big barred rock rooster named Checkers and he was very nice. Our birds weren't pets so we didn't handle them all that much unless we had to so I don't know how they tolerated being picked up. I have a order of chicks on the way now, I am finally getting back into it, I have a mix of heritage breeds coming from a hatchery, barred rock, new hampshire, silver laced wyandotte, white rock, easter eggers, light brahmas, and black australorps, should be a good time!