Best white egg layer for smaller yards?

[fatcatx]

I've been keeping chickens a while but have pretty much stuck to DP breeds because we are in the city with a small-ish yard so our birds need to be content (= relatively quiet) with being penned most of the day. Is there any white egg layer people would recommend that is not really chatty and flighty? Or should I stick to my DP?

 

[Three Little Bunnies]

Well, White Leghorns are good white-egg layers, but they are very loud (or at least mine are) and fly pretty well too.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I've been keeping chickens a while but have pretty much stuck to DP breeds because we are in the city with a small-ish yard so our birds need to be content (= relatively quiet) with being penned most of the day. Is there any white egg layer people would recommend that is not really chatty and flighty?

Dorking! Quiet, friendly, lay large white eggs. Beautiful, too!

 

[Kabootar]

Go classic, nothing beats the Mediterranean breeds in White egg department.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

They wanted quiet and friendly.

 

[HappyClucker7]

Ancona, Dorking, Polish, Hamburg, California White.

 

[Kabootar]

They wanted quiet and friendly.

Oh yes, I completely missed it. Silly me!!! Dorkings are good and quite birds, but mine are very broody and make good mothers. So if the op doesn't mind dealing with broodies and an extra toe, then Dorkings are good birds. I personally like them.

 

[Kabootar]

Ancona, Dorking, Polish, Hamburg, California White.

Hamburgs are pretty flighty and they lay smaller and fewer eggs.

 

[Parront]

I got Barred Holland chicks for just those qualities. They are a pretty rare breed, I got them from the breeder who is a member here @rjohns39 could tell you more about them as layers. Mine are almost 3 weeks old, very friendly chicks. More the dual purpose type but they lay white eggs.

 

[rjohns39]

I got Barred Holland chicks for just those qualities. They are a pretty rare breed, I got them from the breeder who is a member here @rjohns39 could tell you more about them as layers. Mine are almost 3 weeks old, very friendly chicks. More the dual purpose type but they lay white eggs.

They're a docile breed and pretty good layers.