Welcome to BYC. Glad you decided to join our flock. You have some good, hardy, dependable dual-purpose breeds. Black Australorps are my favorite standard breed; extremely hardy, calm and gentle (my children, and now my granddaughter, made lap pets of ours), and excellent layers of large, brown eggs. My children also made lap pets out of our Cochins. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Good luck with your flock.
