good egg layers

[Melgrj7]

What breed is a small to medium sized chicken that is a good layer, can handle the cold (down to 20*f sometimes in winter, usually 40*f) and would be easy to handle and care for, for a first time chicken owner. Thank you.

 

[chickenwoods]

I would go with production reds

 

[skeeter9]

Any of the sex link birds that you can get at any hatchery should work well.

 

[Melgrj7]

thanks for the recommendations.

 

[LoneCowboy]

My red sex-links are egg machines!! And they start laying really early, like 18 weeks