4 chicken limit

[Auma]

I'm not a fan of Wyandottes either. Mine were loud, obnoxious bullies.

I do love my GL wyandotte, she is incredibly friendly and loves to be held. But after my RIR passed she moved to top spot in the pecking order and is a bit of a bully to the others, and she's my roosters favorite, so she does and takes whatever she wants

 

[pecky33]

I would pick four different breeds.
One Orpington (brown egg)
One EE or Cream Legbar (blue egg)
One Wyandotte (pinkish tan egg)
One Rhode Island Red (a medium darkish brown egg)
That way the kids could tell which hens lay which eggs.

But maybe instead of 2 brown egg layers, 1 white egg layer!

 

[singswithravens]

Hey, BYC members!
I know a family who wants to get chickens at some point, but they can only have 4 where they live.
Any breed suggestions? They have young kids, and want eggs but also pets.
I was thinking Australorps would be pretty good for them...
So if you could

 

[singswithravens]

Hey, BYC members!
I know a family who wants to get chickens at some point, but they can only have 4 where they live.
Any breed suggestions? They have young kids, and want eggs but also pets.
I was thinking Australorps would be pretty good for them...
So if you could only have four chickens, what breed would you pick?

I'm still a beginner, but I've learned a lot in a short time and out of all my breeds, I think my Splash Marans are my favorite. They're pretty, friendly (my husband had turned them into the neediest creatures ), and they're mostly quiet (except when they want attention and know we're nearby ignoring them lol). A close second would be my Easter Eggers, as they're friendly, come in a lot of colors, sizes, and the kids would love the colored eggs!

 

[Pukkits]

Orpingtons. We got two buffs five years ago, still have one and they are super, super sweet. This year we got more chicks and we only got Orpingtons (we got lavender and chocolate). A word of caution, they are often (not always) bullied by more dominant breeds. We had to rehome a Wyandotte and Brahma to a neighbor because they bullied the orps so bad.

We call them our derpingtons. They are silly, goofy and fun. Ours swarm my feet and sit on my shoes. Pudding likes gentle pets. Lucia wants to sit on my shoe. Cookie likes to do zoomies.

Our five year old orp (and her bestie the barred rock) is still laying an egg every other day this spring.

 

[Shanor]

Hey, BYC members!
I know a family who wants to get chickens at some point, but they can only have 4 where they live.
Any breed suggestions? They have young kids, and want eggs but also pets.
I was thinking Australorps would be pretty good for them...
So if you could only have four chickens, what breed would you pick?

I would suggest Turkens or naked necks. They are so friendly and easy to take care of. They also are healthier and weather tolerant so any climate works. They are good layers but can be meat birds....not by me. They are also just plain cute and love people.

 

[LoveClockwise]

Cannot say JUST HOW MUCH I recommend Amberlinks. They are sweet and friendly and also very smart. My Amberlink -Clockwise- is very good with children (and she loves stroller rides). They also lay plenty of eggs.

 

[cselgrath]

Hey, BYC members!
I know a family who wants to get chickens at some point, but they can only have 4 where they live.
Any breed suggestions? They have young kids, and want eggs but also pets.
I was thinking Australorps would be pretty good for them...
So if you could only have four chickens, what breed would you pick?

Silkies make great pets and cannot fly. Ideal for children and low fences. Their chicks are adorable!

 

[Bluebellmel]

I would pick Australorps or Buff Orpingtons.

That is the same conclusion I’ve come to as I set up for my first chickens!

 

[gimmie birdies]

When my kids were small, I wanted to get chickens. It was off season, so I asked the feed store people if they had any hens to sell. A lady who worked at the feed store sold me 3 australorps. They were great birds.