I have had chickens for one year now. During this year I raised 4 RIR hens and 1 Americana hen, the reds have been amazing with their egg production, the Americana not so much. The reds are indifferent with me 80% of the time; they only have an interest in me when I have snacks. The Americana is erratic in all situations; she might take a snack, but would run into a wall to get away from me. This year I added 13 Orpingtons, 12 hens, 1 rooster, plus 13 RIR’s, 12 hens and 1 rooster. The new batch will be 7 weeks old this Saturday and the Orpingtons are amazing!! My brooder is a 6x9 enclosed trailer, which gives me the ability to open the back ramp door allowing the little ones time to play outside. The Orpingtons stick to me like glue, they follow me everywhere I go, and they’re underfoot whenever I stop. When I sit in the trailer with the chicks I’m covered in Orpingtons, who also never tire of being played with. The RIR’s stay in a group and have zero interest in anything other than snacks. In the event all my Orp’s go broody and my egg production drops, it’ll be fine by me, that’ll just give me more of these little guys, this is truly the breed for me!!