A few years ago I planned to raise a small flock of SS, and so ordered straight run chicks, over a couple of years, from three different sources. LOVED the hens, but the cock birds were a different story. Half of them (the larger birds, naturally) were human aggressive jerks; the other...
Speckled Sussex hens are wonderful, in my experience. Love them! French Marans are very nice too, and your group should work out fine. It's all about individual temperaments, although there are 'typical' breed traits too. RIRs and any of the production red hens are often nasty to their...