Help me to chose best Dual Purpose Chickens !

[Perris]

You might also want to consider the robustness of any breed you think of getting - if access to medicines and vets is limited (which I suspect it is given your stated circumstances) then a disease-resistant and physically tough variety would be wise.

 

[haroon2019]

You might also want to consider the robustness of any breed you think of getting - if access to medicines and vets is limited (which I suspect it is given your stated circumstances) then a disease-resistant and physically tough variety would be wise.

Thank you dear, but what would be ur choice then ?

 

[Perris]

Of those on your list, I only have experience of RIR, and only 2 individuals at that, so it's not a good basis on which to advise. But taking the point generally, I'd not go for breeds that have been bred to maximize egg production by ignoring health issues. And I'd be looking closer to home for breeds that have evolved for your climate (assuming you won't have climate control technologies in your chicken sheds). Pakistan has lots of chicken breeds doesn't it? Perhaps try to find something suitable there?

 

[L1sa]

I had rhode islands as a child and they are a great breed, good egg production and not many health issues. In fact one of my birds lived to about 12 years. It may be a good breed to start you off.

 

[Ghosty]

If you want to breed them, I would say Leghorn would be the best egg producer from most hatcheries. No way you are going to create your own hybrid line without years of investment and study.

 

[elaineinspain]

Hello dears !

We are living in Afghanistan a war-torn country, where the 4 decades of war has taken everything from us and left Afghanistan a poor and destabilized country and now it's rebuilding itself. If you know our economy is weak and we are importing and spending country. There are more than millions of eggs which are Imported to Afghanistan. By considering the opportunity we would like to build a farm where we could produce around 10000 eggs daily. The problem we face is lack of information about selecting the right egg laying chickens that could produce throughout the year. We have heard about golden comet, Isa Brown, bovans goldline, Rhode Island hens. But we are confused about these chickens, as they can not be found in Asian countries and are American. So we would like to have your suggestions, what you selecte for us, which hen has the highest production amongst these and lay extra or large eggs? also chose the best dual purpose hens for us. We will appreciate your assistance a lot. Thank you in advance !

Great to hear you are planning an enterprise to help your fellow country men and yourselves too!
But before I can recommend chicken breeds for you I will need some information:
What is your climate like? Hot? Cold? plenty of rain? Snow? Wind? Storms? You will need chickens who will thrive (not just survive) in the conditions where you live...
Or will the chickens be spending all their time inside? ( I hope not!)

 

[haroon2019]

Kabul has a cold semi-arid climate with precipitation concentrated in the winter (almost exclusively falling as snow) and spring months. Temperatures are relatively cool compared to much of Southwest Asia, mainly due to the high elevation of the city. Summer has very low humidity, providing relief from the heat. The lowest temperature is -5c and hottest is 40 centigrade.

Kabul is influenced by the local steppe climate. During the year, there is little rainfall in Kabul. The climate here is classified as BSk by the Köppen-Geiger system. In Kabul, the average annual temperature is 11.4 °C. About 362 mm of precipitation falls annually.

The driest month is June, with 1 mm of rainfall. Most precipitation falls in March, with an average of 88 mm.

The warmest month of the year is July, with an average temperature of 23.2 °C. In January, the average temperature is -2.9 °C. It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year.


I will let my chickens free, they can hang out and night time will be inside the house.

 

[haroon2019]

Great to hear you are planning an enterprise to help your fellow country men and yourselves too!
But before I can recommend chicken breeds for you I will need some information:
What is your climate like? Hot? Cold? plenty of rain? Snow? Wind? Storms? You will need chickens who will thrive (not just survive) in the conditions where you live...
Or will the chickens be spending all their time inside? ( I hope not!)

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Great to hear you are planning an enterprise to help your fellow country men and yourselves too!
But before I can recommend chicken breeds for you I will need some information:
What is your climate like? Hot? Cold? plenty of rain? Snow? Wind? Storms? You will need chickens who will thrive (not just survive) in the conditions where you live...
Or will the chickens be spending all their time inside? ( I hope not!)

Kabul has a cold semi-arid climate with precipitation concentrated in the winter (almost exclusively falling as snow) and spring months. Temperatures are relatively cool compared to much of Southwest Asia, mainly due to the high elevation of the city. Summer has very low humidity, providing relief from the heat. The lowest temperature is -5c and hottest is 40 centigrade.

Kabul is influenced by the local steppe climate. During the year, there is little rainfall in Kabul. The climate here is classified as BSk by the Köppen-Geiger system. In Kabul, the average annual temperature is 11.4 °C. About 362 mm of precipitation falls annually.

The driest month is June, with 1 mm of rainfall. Most precipitation falls in March, with an average of 88 mm.

The warmest month of the year is July, with an average temperature of 23.2 °C. In January, the average temperature is -2.9 °C. It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year.


I will let my chickens free, they can hang out and night time will be inside the house.

 

[elaineinspain]

Kabul has a cold semi-arid climate with precipitation concentrated in the winter (almost exclusively falling as snow) and spring months. Temperatures are relatively cool compared to much of Southwest Asia, mainly due to the high elevation of the city. Summer has very low humidity, providing relief from the heat. The lowest temperature is -5c and hottest is 40 centigrade.

Kabul is influenced by the local steppe climate. During the year, there is little rainfall in Kabul. The climate here is classified as BSk by the Köppen-Geiger system. In Kabul, the average annual temperature is 11.4 °C. About 362 mm of precipitation falls annually.

The driest month is June, with 1 mm of rainfall. Most precipitation falls in March, with an average of 88 mm.

The warmest month of the year is July, with an average temperature of 23.2 °C. In January, the average temperature is -2.9 °C. It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year.


I will let my chickens free, they can hang out and night time will be inside the house.

If I were in your shoes I'd look at Australorps, Leghorns, Minorcas or Anconas. If you want to be self sufficient go for the australorps (the others don't often go broody) or get yourself a reliable incubator and brooding pen with heaters. And of course keep yourself 1 cockbird of the same breed for every 15 - 20 hens.
All of those breeds are good foragers too.
But your first task is to check that you can export fertilised eggs out of the EU. If you don't get that in order first you're going to run into problems at the airport...