Well, you know i'm partial to my easter eggers, so........ Some of them are very scardey-cat, and others won't leave you alone. I kept the friendliest ones and now i have a handful of lap hounds! Only downside is when you lose one it is very upsetting.
I haven't tried russian orloffs yet, but they are something i wish for as they are supposed to be super friendly too; those lay eggs even in the winter but slow down on the egg laying after a couple years.
My orpington was the "best of both worlds" as she laid tons of eggs, even in the winter and was friendly too. (until she took a dislike to me, but it was just me and she still liked everyone else) Downside is the pics you see in books are ENGLISH orpingtons, not the same as hatchery ones! Those aren't as fluffy and have big combs. These will hatch for you.
Silkies are also on my "want" list, as they are so cute, and they also hatch eggs
As you can tell mine are purely for fun, i don't keep any "serious" egg/ meat layers. I just like messing with the birds, mine are like a bunch of feathered cats
