I love my Jersey Giants. Great, friendly birds. Sex links are also great overall- lay like clockwork, friendly and tolerate confinement well. Barred rocks and Orpingtons are lovely, but not as friendly as the first two I mentioned. Wyandottes are a good choice for dependable laying and...
I would like to reiterate what everyone is saying. CXs are specifically bred for meat. They are very frail health-wise because they are meant to grow as rapidly as possible with no regard for health or longevity. They grow like weeds, but their internal organs are frequently mush, especially...