Good Chick Breeds?

[Folly's place]

I last had a few long ago, along with a couple of red sex-link hens. The SF hen was at the very bottom of the pecking order, and the rooster was also getting picked on by our other rooster. I moved them on to a friend, where they did much better.
This time I acquired a pair of late November chicks, and I'd like to keep them both. No sex-links any more, and an Australorp cockerel, we'll see how it goes.
Also an October EE bantam cockerel, who's crowing and trying to love the ladies already. We'll see...
Mary

 

[Outgoing Orpingtons]

What does SF mean?

 

[Folly's place]

Sorry, I was talking about Salmon Favorelles and got too lazy to write out the breed...
Mary

 

[McChooky]

The best breeds are those that are best suited for your needs.For example: I selected the best egg layers for my climate then narrowed it down to the best breeds for free ranging .I eliminated any hard to raise breeds that are poor layers and any breeds that known to hatch chicks with cross break or spayed legs. Some breeds carry fatal genes so I eliminated them too.My main flock are good egg layers that rarely go broody but I have a couple broody hens that hatch chicks for me.Each persons needs are unique.This is why its important to research the many different breeds.

 

[Tired old Rooster]

It depends on what you want with them, but you can't go far wrong with Plymouth rocks. Good for eggs, good for meat and generally quite sociable.

 

[Windy Wings]

WW,
What is your primary reason for keeping chickens?
Eggs
Meat
Pets/yard companion

We raise them for eggs

 

[Windy Wings]

And your approximate location, and space available. Some birds do better in heat, others in colder climates.
Easter Eggers, French Marans, Buckeyes, Wyandottes, Chanteclers, all good in cold weather.
Brown Leghorns, any with single combs for warmer climates.
I'd avoid Salmon Favorelles, mild mannered individuals who may be picked on by your sex links.
So many choices, and it depends on your goals for your flock.
Mary

We're in Oregon, so not super cold winters, and usually medium summers.

 

[Folly's place]

So any will be fine, nothing extreme. for maximum egg production, sex links and Leghorns. For variety, different molting times, and egg colors, many choices already mentioned.
Mary

 

[Windy Wings]

Thanks for all of the help!

 

[Outgoing Orpingtons]