I don't give my chickens much extra care. Maybe that makes me a bad chicken owner, but I don't. Except when they get all wet from the rain and it is planned to go below freezing that night, then I blow dry them off with a hair dryer (silkies are one of the only chicken breeds that don't have...
This is a great topic!
I like my OEGB (Old English Game bantams). Easy to tame, fun personality, and handsize! Great sizes for cloverbuds and youngers, maybe even a little small for older teens.
Silkies are great! Very mellow even when you don't work with them much and great with children. But...