What’s your favorite breed? And in your opinion what’s the best?

[5Australorpasaures]

If I had to pick it's a toss up between Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Barred Rocks. They have always been solid dependable layers and friendly, roosters included. Wife likes the Partridge Rocks, thinks the roosters are the classic barnyard dandies and that's what her family had.

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Wow I love all the breeds! I have 4 jerseys giants 2 buff orpingtons 2 calico Cochins still babies and one frizzle Cochin also a baby! I would love to have all the breeds you have each chicken breed always has perks and I can’t wait to get more thanks for sharing!!!!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Favorites I own are Cornish Bantams and Standard Pheonixes, close seconds are Araucana, Ayam Ketwa and Splash Copper Marans

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Best for beginners would probably be a Calico Princess. Only hen I've had that let's me pick her up and mess with her without trying to get away

 

[Egg Snatcher]

In general my favorite breed are the bantam! Naked neck, Cochins, Ameracaunas, mixed, you name it, if it a bantam variety I like it.

If I had to choose a standard breed I’d choose NN, Cornish cross, or probably then polish.

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Oh my goodness love those pics!!!!!

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Best for beginners would probably be a Calico Princess. Only hen I've had that let's me pick her up and mess with her without trying to get away

Oooh please send pics I’ve never heard of that breed before!!! What are your other breeds that won’t let you hold them?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Oooh please send pics I’ve never heard of that breed before!!!

I'll have to grab one when I get home

What are your other breeds that won’t let you hold them?

Araucana
Marans (Male was tolerant of holding due to training)
EEs
Mixes (Some males tolerant of holding with or without training, others intolerant)
Pheonix (Edited to add Elder male and cull male are both tolerant to holding once caught)
Silkies
Cochin bantams
Cornish bantams (Males tolerant of holding with training)
Partridge rock
Russian orloff
Naked neck
D'uccle (Current male tolerant with holding, hen tolerant due to blindness)
D'anvers
Leghorn
Asian black (Male tolerant with holding, beginner beware due to size)
Mystic Onyx
Mottled Java
White orpington
Bantam polish (Male tolerant with holding due to training)
Sebright
WFB Spanish
Spitzhauben
Ayam Ketwa
Bantam brahma
Mosaic
Wyandotte

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I'll have to grab one when I get home

Araucana
Marans (Male was tolerant of holding due to training)
EEs
Mixes (Some males tolerant of holding with or without training, others intolerant)
Pheonix
Silkies
Cochin bantams
Cornish bantams (Males tolerant of holding with training)
Partridge rock
Russian orloff
Naked neck
D'uccle (Current male tolerant with holding, hen tolerant due to blindness)
D'anvers
Leghorn
Asian black (Male tolerant with holding, beginner beware due to size)
Mystic Onyx
Mottled Java
White orpington
Bantam polish (Male tolerant with holding due to training)
Sebright
WFB Spanish
Spitzhauben
Ayam Ketwa
Bantam brahma
Mosaic
Wyandotte

I will add, several are okay with back touches and grazes, just not actually being confined and held

 

[RadEggs]

My favorites have to be Australorps. Well-behaved, good layers, gentle and sociable, what's not to love? Plus, they're fluffy and look like cute little penguins when they hatch. Unfortunately, I don't currently have any. I used to have two Australorp cockerels, but we got rid of them recently.

I agree, the first chicken I ever met was an australorp, and she followed me around for 5 minutes. Pretty cool. I am holding her in my pfp.