What's the friendliest chicken breed?

[Suzzers]

I'm just wondering what some really friendly breeds are to add to my flock next Spring. I've heard of orpingtons, barred rocks, etc, but are there any others that might be good to consider?

 

[DobieLover]

I'm just wondering what some really friendly breeds are to add to my flock next Spring. I've heard of orpingtons, barred rocks, etc, but are there any others that might be good to consider?

Salmon Faverolles and Australorps are very friendly.

 

[Suzzers]

Salmon Faverolles and Australorps are very friendly.

Thank you, this definitely helps!

 

[nuthatched]

No breed is going to be friendly or antisocial across the board, it's up to the individual chicken. However, you can deal with likelihoods, some more likely to be friendly/unfriendly.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Naked neck turkens have great temperaments in my experience. No breed is consistently docile. I've had five salmon faverolles, three of which were friendly. My Speckled Sussex are very sociable girls but I only have the two for comparison.

 

[Sussex19]

My Light and Coronation Sussex are very friendly, not that cuddly (but they were raised by a broody and not handled that much as chicks) but very happy to take food from ones hands and easy to handle.
Also so far the cockerels and roos have been very well behaved.

 

[Tervuren]

I really enjoy my Bielefelder (Nettie), she's very sweet and follows me around like a dog. My Australorp, Dorking, and Easter Egger are also chill and easy to handle, they aren't as interested in me as Nettie though (unless I have treats lol). I had a Cream Legbar (Fancy), who has since passed away, and she was the sweetest; liked to cuddle in my lap like a cat!

 

[BielefelderFanatic]

Bielefelders and ISA Browns are very human friendly in my experience. I had less luck with Jungle Fowl, Barred Rocks, and some mutt Easter Eggers. Not that they were mean, but they just wanted nothing to do with me. The other two breeds would actively seek me out.

 

[NinjaGamer2022]

I'm just wondering what some really friendly breeds are to add to my flock next Spring. I've heard of orpingtons, barred rocks, etc, but are there any others that might be good to consider?

Speckled Sussex. Ours are around 2-3 months old and are some of our sweetest birds along with Buff orpingtons, etc.

 

[AnnaInFlorida]

Not really a breed, but my sapphire gems are so cuddly. I have never had chickens quite as friendly as these. Two my three are highly intelligent but the third is sweet but dumb as a post.