Best egg laying breed?

[ronott1]

Yes, but the OP asked for the best egg laying breed out of the 6 they chose. I simply told them what the best egg laying breed out the six that they had chosen is.
You told them to get a variety but they were only asking for one specific breed that lays the most eggs.

Perfect!

I Snuck Australorps in there too! they were not on the list but at least they are Black so match the color of the black sexlinks, minus the bit of red they can get on them.

 

[sylviethecochin]

Red sexlinks are the best layers on your list (as previously pointed out) and very hardy. They're also bold, which usually means that they're friendly. I personally don't like them because they lay eggs for two years and then, in my experience, drop like flies due to reproductive issues (salpingitis, etc.) They can be slightly neurotic.

Black sexlinks are slightly less productive, but are also less prone to reproductive issues. They are much better at bearing confinement than red sexlinks are.

Plymouth Barred Rocks are very productive, very bold, and tend to have longer lives than sexlinks. Of the ones on your list, those are the ones I would get.

Golden Wyandottes are supposed to be better layers than silver Wyandottes. Those are very hardy and the{EDT2: Rosecombs} are nice. They're not the top egg layers though.

Ameraucanas, as already pointed out, stink as egg-layers. Easter Eggers are hit or miss, though.

Australorps are great birds, have few personality issues, and tend to keep laying longer than other breeds. They're not the friendliest birds but, of the ones suggested, they are my favorite. They live longer than any of the other birds I've owned.

EDT: I suppose what I mean to say is that it depends what you value. Are you going for family pet, livestock, etc? Are you likely to invest in vet bills or just give birds with issues the chop? If the former, sexlinks would not be what I would get. If the latter, get all the sexlinks you want.

 

[ronott1]

Red sexlinks are the best layers on your list (as previously pointed out) and very hardy. They're also bold, which usually means that they're friendly. I personally don't like them because they lay eggs for two years and then, in my experience, drop like flies due to reproductive issues (salpingitis, etc.) They can be slightly neurotic.

Black sexlinks are slightly less productive, but are also less prone to reproductive issues. They are much better at bearing confinement than red sexlinks are.

Plymouth Barred Rocks are very productive, very bold, and tend to have longer lives than sexlinks. Of the ones on your list, those are the ones I would get.

Golden Wyandottes are supposed to be better layers than silver Wyandottes. Those are very hardy and the peacombs are nice. They're not the top egg layers though.

Ameraucanas, as already pointed out, stink as egg-layers. Easter Eggers are hit or miss, though.

Australorps are great birds, have few personality issues, and tend to keep laying longer than other breeds. They're not the friendliest birds but, of the ones suggested, they are my favorite. They live longer than any of the other birds I've owned.

 

[Golden Brahma 64]

Red sexlinks are the best layers on your list (as previously pointed out) and very hardy. They're also bold, which usually means that they're friendly. I personally don't like them because they lay eggs for two years and then, in my experience, drop like flies due to reproductive issues (salpingitis, etc.) They can be slightly neurotic.

Black sexlinks are slightly less productive, but are also less prone to reproductive issues. They are much better at bearing confinement than red sexlinks are.

Plymouth Barred Rocks are very productive, very bold, and tend to have longer lives than sexlinks. Of the ones on your list, those are the ones I would get.

Golden Wyandottes are supposed to be better layers than silver Wyandottes. Those are very hardy and the peacombs are nice. They're not the top egg layers though.

Ameraucanas, as already pointed out, stink as egg-layers. Easter Eggers are hit or miss, though.

Australorps are great birds, have few personality issues, and tend to keep laying longer than other breeds. They're not the friendliest birds but, of the ones suggested, they are my favorite. They live longer than any of the other birds I've owned.

Exactly!
Red sex links can live just as long as any other chicken. They are more prone to certain, life-ending conditions, such as internal laying. Their productive span is generally shorter than non-hybrid birds with egg production dramatically decreasing after 2 years of age.

 

[Ducksandchickens]

I actually like buff Orpingtons the best but out of the options u have i like BR

 

[Golden Brahma 64]

Buff Orpingtons are my favorite broodies. They do their motherly job better than any other breed.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Of the bird listed the sex links give the largest eggs. Back when we raised hatchery birds the Plymouth, RIR (production reds) and sex link all laid nearly the same number of eggs. Sex links edged out ahead but not by a lot. It's the Jumbo size of eggs and frequency that is impressive. This is what leads to a good percentage of them having internal laying issues in second year and third year.

For temperment the Plymouth Rock and Black sex links were the most underfoot and quickest to squat for you. Made picking them up a breeze. The Production red (RIR) were the most intolerant of new flock introductions followed by the red sex links. All those listed are well behaved birds.

NH winters wont bother any of the breeds listed. You'll need a well ventilated coop and then will not see any signs of frost on combs. Leghorn and other very large combed birds are like single comb cock birds and there is just no helping the tips of tines frosting when combs are that large. None of those single comb birds listed will have a problem.

 

[TheTwoRoos]

They are friendly and great egg layers but do not live long

 

[TheTwoRoos]

They can live as long as any other breed but it isn’t as likely.The disease they get is common.If you want a lot my living bird go for a barred rock or Black sexlink.

 

[TheTwoRoos]

I had three of those birds and they all died on their fourth year.