advice on which chicken to pick

[coopsgirl]

looking for..........

fancy color
hardy
good egg layer
personable

what to get??

a good chick for my son to show 4-h
can anyonehelp me?
i am thinking a breeder would be the best place tog o
so i need info on a good breed that has all these qualities and breeder.........
i am in massachussetts

 

[what was i thinking]

not too fancy, but fancy enough. salmon faverolle. my laying pullets runs up to meet me everytime i walk out my back door. 15 other barn yard mix don't even lift there heads. she is a real sweety and i get an egg every day. my little cockeral is a sweety. wimpy but sweety. i say his name and he talks to me.
this is shirley. not a good quality but she is all mine any way.

this would be squiggy he was a free be

 

[Scrambled Egg]

Barred Rock..hands down...sweetest, quietest, hardiest, pretty, big fat hens laying big fat brown eggs daily...to me, these are the best of the breeds for egg laying and personality.

 

[Kanchii]

BARRED ROCK!

 

[Pumpkinpup]

I don't think of barred rocks as being fancy at all. They are one of the most common breeds in poultry. They are very nice birds that lay wonderfully well and have sweet dispositions and I am not knocking them one bit, but fancy? No.
There are so many beautiful breeds out there to choose from. I suggest you look around and see what is astheticaly pleasing to you and then procedd to inquire about the positives and negatives of those breeds. I am sure you can narrow down the pool to a few top candidates.

 

[urbanhatch]

Get a Show Girl

 

[jossanne]

I think gold-laced wyandottes are kinda fancy, good layers, sweet...

 

[bearcat73]

I love my Ameraucanas. Love them!!!

 

[The Chicken Lady]

Brahmas are also nice. I'm not sure how their productivity is, but they are friendly and put up with the cold well.

Another breed you might look into is Welsummers.

 

[coopsgirl]

thanks to evryone for giving me some ideas!