a great hardy breed that is sweet and pretty are Salmon Faverolles. I have salmon faverolle bantams and they are great. They are hardy and lay really well. Sumatras are very hardy and decent layers.
very hard to tell their quality but i would say the second bird because the first bird has an over done head, short back and short neck. The second bird has a more proportionate head longer neck longer back and easier transtion to the tail but they are both finishing a molt and not in a good...