wow thats really useful. thanks for the answers. it seems like black australorps aren't a bad start then. There are some other breeds that are prettier that I would like to have, but, I only intend to have 3 to 5 maximum, so to get a sussex or a bantam will have to wait a year or two.
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I started with black australorps because a website said they were quiet.
And, I'll grant you that, they aren't very chatty.
I suspect they are still chatty enough that anyone within a block of my house could hear their long, drawn out "bawwwwwwwk"s in the morning.
Of course, this *IS* the...