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[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC!

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help.

Buff orpingtons are my personal favorite breed. They are affectionate, dual purpose, great layers and cold hardy. Black australorps, speckled sussex, barred rocks, wyandottes, easter eggers, rhode island reds, sex links and brahmas are all other great breeds.

Black australorps are basically the same as buff orpingtons although they tend to be better layers. Speckled sussex and barred rocks are both super curious and docile. They are egg-cellent egg layers and cold hardy. Easter eggers and sex links are more on the independent side but still can be very friendly and are great egg layers. Rhode island reds and wyandottes tend to be more on the aggressive side and are great egg layers. Brahmas are cold hardy and good layers. They also make great, cuddly pets.

If you are wanting mainly a pet, silkies are the breed for you.

All these breeds are great foragers as well meaning they are good at finding food if they free range.

Here is a link to our breed area and learning center
https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center
https://www.backyardchickens.com/products/category/chicken-breeds

Good luck!

 

[nitamich50]

Welcome to Backyard chickens,  glad you joined the flock.   What do you expect from your chickens,  eggs, meat, lawn decorations , pets  etc?  That would help narrow the field of what breeds may be best for you.   Are you interested in large fowl, or bantams? And youngsters in the family?

 

[nitamich50]

I am wanting egg layers brown eggs would be great.. I want friendly ladies. I have a large backyard but we have raccoons and opossums in our neighborhood. So they will have a coup and a run.. Thank you!!

 

[Book Em Danno25]

 

[ChickyChickens]

Welcome to BYC!!! There are loads of members on here…so if you have ANY questions…just ASK!!!

Hope you have loads of fun and all your answers answered here on BYC the BEST CHICKEN KEEPING FORUM on EARTH!!