Help please need question answered????

[nordicfrost14]

Hi all I'm new here but I would like to know what you people think is a good chicken breed for laying eggs and eating, Ive heard Rhode island reds are a good all general purpose bird is this true? But anyhow thanks for your time in this question

 

[hinkjc]

Buff Orpington make a good dual purpose bird. They are white skinned and a nice heavy breed. They lay large brown eggs and are good winter layers.

Jody

 

[equine chick]

There are alot of good layers out there. For white your leghorns cannot be surpassed. There are lots of good brown layers, the best i've known are the sex links.

 

[maggiePI]

I like sex links too because you are not getting roosters you don't want and mine lay eggs the same size as the RIR orWyandotte.

 

[Menagerie]

Yep, RIR are good for both. My mother and i both have batam silkie/cochan crosses and they lay like crazy and are real broody. the eggs are smaller but just as tasty

 

[mudhen]

Welcome two new members!
I have heard the same, RIR and Buff Orps are great layers and meat birds.
How many birds are you planning on getting?