Thank you all for great input. To answer some of the questions asked,
- I live in northern California - so dry like 9 months and some rainy days during the winter, rarely goes under 40F, no snow.
- I heard that I can have up to 6 hens without permit according to the city ordinance, so I got...
Thank you both for the input!
Didn't really think about the egg color variety. I did check Easter Eggers but heard that they can be very noisy so I didn't choose them. And didn't really find breeds laying non-brown eggs matching my criteria. Do you have any recommendation?
Any issues with...
Deciding breeds for my first backyard coop - I'm looking for good layers (main purpose), hardy, friendly, and QUIET (so that I won't bother my neighbors). I did my research and came up with the following three:
Buff Orpington
Black Australorps
Wyandotte (silver-laced?)
Are they really quiet...