chicken newbie!

[TumbleweedMama]

Hi, well my 5 year old son and I are starting our chicken adventure! We plan on just a few show qaulity chicken for a 4-H project and maybe enjoy somefresh eggs as a bonus. Any advice on fun rare breeds that also lay eggs would be appreciated.

 

[americana-lover]

!!!!!
I know Polish chickens are great show birds, and they do lay beautiful eggs! The eggs are just not very big.
I have Americanas, and they are very beautiful too! I get at least 3 blue eggs a day from 5 birds, sometimes I get 5 eggs a day, and i get very excited when I do!

 

[Birdfeathers123]

Welcome! I am also a newbie at BYC and with chickens (have kept them for a year now) - I have heard that bantams make some of the best show birds for kids and are very calm if handled as chicks.

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

Try googling the Henderson Chicken Chart for charactoristics of different breeds. For a child new to chickens, you are better off with a mild-tempered bird that is easier to handle - Cochins are often good chickens for beginners, as they are docile and are not rare.

 

[johnathan lane]

I am getting 12 Americans from 4-h and I've
Been raising chickens since I was in fourth grade. I have had gold and red sex link. The gold are not good egg layers for me but red sex link is and
Also great show chickens.

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[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, Tumbleweedmama, and

! Happy you joined our community! Best of luck to you and your son and your chicken project!

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

 

[Kevin565]

 

[liz9910]

from California!

 

[sumi]

Hello and welcome to BYC

Glad you joined us!